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Questions swirl on if Texas bill to fine people who package the abortion pill $100k is actually legal
Rachel Rebouché, dean of Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, argued that SB2880 hinges on private action, much like the 2021 heartbeat law. “This is Texas legislators trying the same strategy to try to circumvent a federal constitutional challenge,” Rebouché told the 19th News.
Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts
Take action for trustworthy journalism. Support reporting for Texans, by Texans. The bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t ...
Texas bill targets abortion pills, $100K penalty for distributors | Morning in America
Texas lawmakers are proposing a bill targeting abortion pills and have said it would be nearly impossible to overturn. The legislation would allow individuals to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes,
Texas abortion pill bill raises legal alarms over court powers
A bill passed by the Texas Senate is drawing sharp criticism from legal experts and lawmakers who warn it could dramatically alter the state’s judicial system while
Texas bill statewide ban on abortion pill distribution
A bill that recently passed through the Texas Senate, which could be considered a statewide ban on abortion pills, sparked a constitutionality debate on the Senate floor Monday.
Dallas Morning News11d
A ban on abortion pills recently passed the Texas Senate. Here’s how it would work
(Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)(Jay Janner / AP) AUSTIN — When pressed to explain a 30-page proposal to further limit access to abortion pills in Texas, state Sen. Bryan Hughes ...
A lawsuit seeks to limit access to abortion pills. The Trump administration wants it dismissed
The Trump administration on Monday revealed its opposition to an effort to restrict access to abortion pills in a legal brief ...
The truth behind the Trump administration’s latest abortion pill move
On Monday, lawyers for the Trump administration asked a Texas federal judge to toss out a lawsuit in which Missouri, Idaho ...
Houston Chronicle8d
Trump tells Texas judge to dismiss abortion pill lawsuit
The Trump administration told a Texas judge to throw out a case from three states seeking to restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone. The Department of Justice argued the three ...
Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case
The request echoes the position the Biden administration took in the case in January, surprising some observers.
Politico8d
Trump will defend Biden’s abortion pill rules in Texas case
But rather than defending the Food and Drug Administration’s rules for the pills on the merits, the DOJ argued in a filing with a Texas federal ... interfere with abortion access,” said ...
Trump admin continues Biden defense of abortion drug mifepristone, asks court to dismiss lawsuit
The Trump administration continues to defend rules that regulate the abortion drug mifepristone by asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit.
Trump administration wants to dismiss Missouri AG’s lawsuit targeting abortion pill
MO Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit in 2023 along with AGs from Kansas and Idaho challenging prescribing ...
Politico7d
Trump defends abortion pill access. Yes, really.
DOJ TELLS COURT TO TOSS ABORTION PILL CASE — The Trump administration ... GOP-led states’ attempt to convince a Texas judge to roll back access to the pills, arguing that they relied on ...
MedPage Today8d
Trump Admin Asks Judge to Toss Suit Restricting Access to Abortion Pill
The Trump administration has asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three Republican-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access ... ruling came in a lawsuit filed by anti-abortion groups.