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Man sues ex's friends over abortion pill

Husband seeks damages from women who allegedly helped his ex-wife obtain the medications to terminate her pregnancy

Salon

Three Texas women are sued for wrongful death after allegedly helping friend obtain abortion medication

In the first lawsuit of its kind since Roe v. Wade was overturned, a husband seeks damages from women who allegedly helped his ex-wife obtain the medications to terminate her pregnancy.

The Texas Tribune

How the 6-week Texas abortion ban is now a blueprint for library censorship

Draft ordinances could lead to Texans suing librarians.

Axios

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Best podcasts of the week: The sinister theories behind the ‘Havana syndrome’ phenomenon

In this week’s newsletter: American officials have for years been struck by a mystery illness on diplomatic visits. One journalist investigates why in The Sound. Plus: five of the best anthology podcasts

The Guardian - UK

In lawsuit, student claims six Texas medical schools are illegally considering race and sex in admissions

The plaintiff is represented by a group created by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller and former Texas Solicitor General Jonathan Mitchell, the architect of the state’s six-week abortion ban.

The Texas Tribune

The New Yorker Profiles "The Conservative Who Wants to Bring Down the Supreme Court."

Jonathan Mitchell failed in his effort to become a legal academic, so he put his theories into practice instead.

Reason

Sharon Grigsby: Trump judge’s rollback of birth control rights forces Texas clinics to turn away teens

Texas has yet again set the standard for terrible reproductive health policy.

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Texas family planning clinics require parental consent for birth control following court ruling

The Title X program has long provided free, confidential contraception to anyone, regardless of age, income or immigration status. A North Texas federal judge ruled in December that the program violates Texas law and parents’ rights.

The Texas Tribune

Texas appeals court tosses lawsuit from Waco justice of the peace who refused to marry gay couples

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas appeals court has tossed a lawsuit filed by a justice of the peace who does not want to perform same-sex marriages.

Tribune News Service

Federal court ruling may prevent Texas teens from getting birth control without parental permission

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a former religious liberty lawyer, found that a federal program that gives teens access to birth control denies a parent “a fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.”

The Texas Tribune

Obamacare discrimination protections don’t apply to LGBT patients, Texas judge rules

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Biden administration cannot prohibit doctors from denying certain medical care based on a patient’s sexual orientation and gender identity.

Tribune News Service

Paxton, Cornyn and Cruz prod U.S. Supreme Court to end affirmative action in college admissions

The high court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases brought by a group led by the same man who previously lost an affirmative action case against the University of Texas at Austin.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Supreme Court weighs whether to dismiss abortion funds’ defamation case against anti-abortion activist

Several abortion funds have sued anti-abortion activist Mark Lee Dickson, who called them “criminal organizations,” for defamation.

The Texas Tribune

The Constitutional State Legislature Doctrine

The middle ground in Moore v. Harper (plus a few additional thoughts on redistricting remedies)

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Bisexuals not covered by federal employment protections, Texas plaintiffs argue

AUSTIN, Texas — A hardline Christian activist and an evangelical church in North Texas are arguing that federal employment protections for LGBT workers don’t apply to bisexuals.

The Texas Tribune

In lawsuit, UT-Austin professor accuses Texas A&M faculty program of discriminating against white and Asian men

UT-Austin professor Richard Lowery is represented by America First Legal — a group created by Stephen Miller, a policy adviser for former President Donald Trump, and Jonathan Mitchell, a former solicitor general for Texas and the legal architect of the state’s six-week abortion ban.

The Guardian - US

Texas judge rules employers not required to cover HIV prevention drugs

Federal judge says employers don’t need to cover PrEP drugs if it violates companies’ religious beliefs

The Texas Tribune

Religious employers need not cover PrEP in their health plans, federal judge rules

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling could threaten access to sexual and reproductive health care for more than 150 million working Americans on employer-sponsored health care plans. The ruling will likely be appealed.

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Texas Christians sue over federal insurance mandate for HIV prevention drugs PrEP

AUSTIN, Texas — A group of Christians from Texas is suing to knock down many of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive care mandates, specifically targeting HIV drugs.

The Independent UK

Overturning Roe v. Wade isn't the end for abortion opponents

Anti-abortion groups are looking to the courts, lawmakers and elections to facilitate more abortion restrictions and bans after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June left the issue up to states

Tribune News Service

Texas lawyer behind abortion ban takes aim at HIV prevention medication

Groundbreaking drugs that prevent HIV infection may be harder to get in the U.S. if a prominent Texas lawyer wins a lawsuit that pits his clients’ religious beliefs against free nationwide access to the medicines.

Tribune News Service

Tracking the Texas lawsuits that target LGBT rights after the fall of Roe vs. Wade

AUSTIN — In the wake of the toppling of Roe v. Wade and with Justice Clarence Thomas urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit rulings on gay sex and marriage, Texas is the stage for several lawsuits dealing with LGBT rights.

The Texas Tribune

Texas abortion foes use legal threats and propose more laws to increase pressure on providers and their allies

No criminal charges have been filed under two current Texas laws restricting abortion, but abortion opponents are looking to build on the momentum of recent victories, including the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service

After Roe, architect of Texas abortion law sets sights on gay marriage and more

DALLAS — If Jonathan Mitchell were a comic book character, he would be drawn holding a lawbook in one hand and in the other, a sledgehammer.

Tribune News Service

What’s next for Texas abortion law if the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?

DALLAS — If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, what happens to Texas state laws that were in place prior to the landmark ruling on abortion rights almost 50 years ago?

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