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Appeals court sent Texas abortion suit

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

The Supreme Court has formally returned a lawsuit over Texas' six-week abortion ban to a federal appeals court that has twice allowed the law to stay in effect, rather than to a district judge who sought to block it.

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  1. Court won't stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue

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    Appeals court sent Texas abortion suit

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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  1. 13News Now Norfolk

    Supreme Court won't stop Texas abortion ban, but OKs clinics' lawsuit (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    13News Now Norfolk's feed description

    The court fight over the Texas abortion law is focused on its unusual structure and whether it improperly limits how the law can be challenged in court.

  2. CNN

    Supreme Court lets Texas abortion law continue but says providers can sue (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Supreme Court left in place Friday a Texas abortion law that bars the procedure after the first six weeks of pregnancy, but the justices said that abortion providers have the right to challenge the law in federal court.

  3. Newsweek

    SCOTUS upholds Texas abortion law but allows providers to challenge ban (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The court also blocked a legal challenge from the Biden administration requesting that the justices block enforcement of the law.

  4. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Court won't stop Texas abortion ban, but OKs clinics' suit (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state’s ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law to remain

  5. Garden City Telegram

    Supreme Court allows challengers to continue fight against Texas six-week abortion ban (opens Garden City Telegram)

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    Garden City Telegram's feed description

    Opponents of the Texas law are likely to move quickly to once again ask lower federal courts to block its enforcement.

  6. Fox7 Austin

    Supreme Court won't stop Texas abortion ban, but OKs clinics' suit (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state's ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law to remain in effect.

  7. CNN

    READ: Supreme Court rulings in Texas abortion case (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Friday left in place a Texas abortion law that bars the procedure after around six weeks of pregnancy, but the justices said abortion providers had the right to challenge the law in federal court.

  8. 12News Now Beaumont

    Supreme Court rules Texas abortion clinics can sue over state ban, but won't stop law from being enforced (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    The court acted Friday, more than a month after hearing arguments over the law that makes abortion illegal after cardiac activity is detected in an embryo.

  9. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Abortion in Texas: Supreme Court won’t stop ban, but OKs clinics’ suit (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    The Supreme Court ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state’s law that makes abortion illegal after cardiac activity is detected in an embryo, but the justices are allowing the law to remain in effect.

  10. KVUE

    Supreme Court allows Texas abortion law to stay in effect. Here's what we know (opens KVUE)

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    KVUE's feed description

    Friday's ruling from the Supreme Court came three weeks after it heard arguments from Texas officials and the U.S. Department of Justice, which challenged the law.

  11. Texas Standard

    U.S. Supreme Court allows abortion providers to sue over Texas’ six-week abortion ban, but keeps law in place (opens Texas Standard)

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    Texas Standard's feed description

    Legal experts say the court's ruling has implications for a variety of rights beyond s

  12. The Hill

    Supreme Court allows abortion providers to sue over Texas law (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for abortion providers to pursue a federal lawsuit challenging a restrictive Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.

  13. CNN

    Live updates: Texas abortion law (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Supreme Court left in place a Texas abortion law that bars the procedure after the first six weeks of pregnancy, but the justices said that abortion providers had the right to challenge the law in federal court. Follow here for the latest news.

  14. Townhall

    SCOTUS Allows Texas' Near Total Abortion Ban to Continue, But There's a Catch (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling in the case Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson. The case deals with a Texas law, enacted Sept. 1,

  15. Triblive

    Court won't stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday left in place Texas’ ban on most abortions, but ruled that clinics can sue over the state’s most restrictive abortion law in the nation. The court acted more than a month after hearing arguments over the law that makes abortion illegal after cardiac

  16. Portland Press Herald

    Supreme Court: Texas abortion clinics can sue over ban, leaves law in effect (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The ruling came a day after a state court judge in Texas ruled that the law’s enforcement, is unconstitutional yet left the law in place.

  17. CBS News

    Supreme Court gives green light to abortion clinics' legal challenge to Texas abortion law (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    In a separate opinion, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Texas law brought by the Justice Department.

  18. CNN

    Harris says Supreme Court ruling is "an attempt to undo 50 years of precedent" on abortion (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Supreme Court left in place a Texas abortion law that bars the procedure after the first six weeks of pregnancy, but the justices said that abortion providers had the right to challenge the law in federal court. Follow here for the latest news.

  19. Breitbart News

    Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Law to Remain in Effect While Lawsuit Continues Against It (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, the Texas Heartbeat Act may remain in effect while abortion providers continue with their lawsuit against it.

  20. The Guardian

    The supreme court’s abortion ruling is even more unsettling than it may seem | Moira Donegan (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    In allowing Texas’s outrageous abortion ban to stay in place, the court signaled that it is willing to sacrifice its own legitimacy and power in order to destroy Roe

  21. The Intercept

    Supreme Court Ruling on Texas Abortion Law Opens Door to Copycat Schemes Everywhere (opens The Intercept)

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    The Intercept's feed description

    By leaving the law in place and barring meaningful ways to challenge it, the court greenlighted state efforts to overturn constitutional rights.

  22. Rolling Stone

    Why the Latest Supreme Court Ruling Is a Disaster for Abortion Rights (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The Court may have allowed for challenges to Texas’ restrictive abortion law, but it also allow the law to stand

  23. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Justices limit field in Texas abortion suits (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday left in place Texas' ban on most abortions, offering only a glimmer of daylight for clinics in the state to challenge the nation's most restrictive abortion law.

  24. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Supreme Court Says Challenge to Texas' Abortion Ban Can Proceed, Law Stays in Place (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing abortion providers to challenge the Texas law that bans most abortions, while the law itself will remain in place.

  25. Advocate

    LGBTQ+ Groups: SCOTUS Should Have Blocked Texas Abortion Law (opens Advocate)

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    Advocate's feed description

    The court did allow a suit against the restrictive law to proceed, but it leaves important rights in peril, activists say.

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