The Latest Breaking News from Texas Supreme Court

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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