Court Court Rules Stare Decisis Texas 
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
At the same time, the court has spoken about women’s liberty, equal citizenship, and dignity. Trying to balance deeply held beliefs about abortion might not be the court’s job, and it is impossible to strike a balance that satisfies everyone. 8 — will enforce Texas’ ban and thus can be sued in advance.).
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 10, 2021
In June 2020, the Supreme Court issued a summary reversal – meaning it decided the case without merits briefing or oral argument – in Andrus v. Texas , a capital defendant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. On remand, the Texas court ruled that the inadequate counsel had not prejudiced Andrus.
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SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 30, 2022
Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court granted review on a case raising the question whether Andy Warhol paintings made using a copyrighted photograph were so “transformative” as to be a non-infringing “fair use.” Case in point: Texas v.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 20, 2022
Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. Texas , involving allegations that a racially biased juror, who commented during voir dire that “non-white” races were statistically more violent than whites, served on petitioner Kristopher Love’s capital sentencing jury.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Jackson Women’s Health Organization , the Court’s most watched case this term on abortion rights. The oral argument is scheduled for December 1st, the same week that the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear an expedited appeal over the even more stringent Texas abortion law.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 5, 2021
The statement seemed directed at Sotomayor’s three new colleagues and the effort to use the new court composition to seek the reduction or overturning of Roe v. Here is the column: In Wednesday’s Supreme Court oral argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a challenge to the Mississippi abortion law.
SCOTUSBlog
JULY 7, 2022
The new balance of power on the court was on display before the term officially began, when the justices rejected a request to block enforcement of S.B. 8, a Texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state. The court’s third liberal, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, also dissented, though she did not join Roberts’ opinion.).
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