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What Happened: On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that abortion clinics in Texas can sue over what is now the most restrictive abortion law in the country, but left the law itself in place. Abortion rights activists were dismayed and said that the decision is akin to green-lighting a path for other states to pursue similar actions and that this eventually may lead to overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. The Texas state law, which was signed by Republican Governor Gr

What Happened: On Monday, the Supreme Court Justices will hear arguments as to whether Texas' restrictive abortion law conflicts with landmark Supreme Court rulings on abortion rights. The Texas state law, which was signed by Republican Governor Greg Abbott back in May, prohibits abortions once cardiac activity is detected, typically about six weeks for most pregnancies. The law also allows private citizens to file lawsuits against violators which has led many abortion servic

What Happened: On Thursday, a three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 in favor of granting Texas' request to keep its new more restrictive abortion law in place as the court case proceeds. A Federal Judge had previously ordered Texas to suspend its new, more restrictive abortion law. The law, which was signed by Republican Governor Greg Abbott back in May, prohibits abortions once cardiac activity is detected, typically about six weeks for most pr

What Happened: On Wednesday, Federal Judge Robert Pitman ordered Texas to suspend its extremely restrictive abortion law. Said Judge Pitman, Republican lawmakers have “contrived an unprecedented and transparent statutory scheme” to deny patients their constitutional right to an abortion. The law, which was signed by Republican Governor Greg Abbott back in May, prohibits abortions once cardiac activity is detected, typically about six weeks for most pregnancies. The law also a

What's Happening: On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case next term that proposes to rollback major abortion rights and limit Roe V. Wade. The case will concern a controversial Mississippi law that banned most abortions after 15 weeks. The law, signed by former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant (R), made exceptions for medical emergencies or "severe fatal abnormalities", but not for rape or incest. A federal judge struck down the law as did the 5th US Circuit Court

What's Happening: On Day 2 of the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, the tone became more confrontational as Democrats tried to discern how she would rule on certain major cases such as abortion rights, the Affordable Care Act and whether she would recuse herself from a Presidential Election case. Barrett, for her part, was noncommittal and said she would decide cases "as they come." Said Barrett, “Judges can’t just wake up one day and