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Judge blocks Texas investigating families of trans youth

A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender confirming care

The Independent UK

Texas Supreme Court votes to allow trans child abuse investigations

The Texas Supreme Court says parents and doctors who provide gender-affirming care for trans kids can be investigated for child abuse. A lower court judge had halted the inquiries earlier.

WEKU

Texas Supreme Court Throws Out Protections for Trans Youth

The decision reaffirms the state child welfare agency’s ability to investigate families who seek gender-affirming care for their kids.

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Texas Supreme Court says governor cannot order trans child abuse investigations

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday struck down a statewide injunction halting child abuse investigations into the parents of transgender youth, while keeping in place a block on the case of one family who sued the state.

Tribune News Service

Mixed Texas ruling allows trans youth parent investigations

The Texas Supreme Court is allowing the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse

The Independent UK

Texas Supreme Court OKs state child abuse inquiries into the families of trans kids

The ruling overturns an injunction barring state officials from following Abbott's directive to view treatments such as hormones and puberty-blocking drugs as incidents of child abuse.

WEKU

Commentary: Love Texas' SB 8 because you hate abortion? Wait until a copycat law comes for your gun rights

For months now, the federal courts have aided and abetted an outrageous attack on the rule of law.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton appeals to Texas Supreme Court as state halts probes into parents of trans children

AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the Texas Supreme Court to allow the state to restart its abuse investigations into the parents of transgender children.

Tribune News Service

Texas Supreme Court ruling effectively ends lawsuits over abortion law

On March 11, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that state agencies could not enforce Senate Bill 8, bringing an end to the legal challenges that the Supreme Court of the United States had heard in Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson.

Ballotpedia

Opponents of the Texas Abortion Ban Still Have Ways To Challenge It

Although a Texas Supreme Court ruling ended the main challenge to the law, other cases could ultimately block its enforcement.

Reason

The Legal Battle Over Texas SB 8 is Far From Over

Opponents of this dangerous law have a variety of options left to pursue in state and federal courts, despite their recent defeat in the Texas Supreme Court.

Reason

Texas Supreme Court rules against providers in abortion ban case

The court said state officials do not have the ability to enforce the state's six-week abortion ban.

Axios

Federal challenge of Texas abortion law likely doomed in wake of new state Supreme Court ruling

DALLAS — A Friday opinion by the Texas Supreme Court effectively ends abortion providers’ current federal challenge to the state’s new restrictions, after justices ruled Friday that medical and state officials do not have any power to enforce directly or indirectly Senate Bill 8.

Tribune News Service

Texas Supreme Court rules against abortion providers - Roll Call

A Texas Supreme Court ruling on Friday has further closed the door on challenges to the state’s abortion law that bans nearly all abortions after six weeks.

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Justice Thomas Argues Again for Reading § 230 Immunity More Narrowly

From Justice Thomas's statement respecting denial of certiorari today in Doe v. Facebook, Inc. [UPDATE: just saw that Jonathan beat me to it, but I thought I'd keep this up; the main extra matters in this post are the excerpts from the Texas Supreme Court opinion, which may help explain…

Reason

Justice Thomas (Again) Urges Reconsideration of the Scope of Section 230

In a statement respecting the denial of certiorari, Justice Thomas suggested some courts are adopting an overly expansive interpretation of the immunity conferred by Section 230.

Tribune News Service

Texas Supreme Court hears abortion ban challenge

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on a state abortion law that has blocked almost all abortions since September, and most justices refrained from comments criticizing the restrictions.

Roll Call

Texas Supreme Court hears abortion ban challenge - Roll Call

The case involves a Texas law that blocks nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy using a legal maneuver that empowers citizens.

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5th Circuit judges ask Texas Supreme Court to weigh in on challenge to state's new abortion law

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday asked the Texas Supreme Court to resolve a central question in an ongoing legal challenge to the state's six-week ban on abortion, a highly unusual move that is expected to delay a resolution in the case.

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