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Texas Abortion Lawsuit Against New York Doctor Kicks Off a New Legal Civil War
55 years ago

Texas Abortion Lawsuit Against New York Doctor Kicks Off a New Legal Civil War

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Paxton is seeking massive penalties against Carpenter for practicing medicine without a license in the state and violating state abortion laws, but the case got started more simply: A man learned that his partner’s miscarriage was actually an abortion. …

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This Might Be the Worst Thing Happening in Texas Right Now
2 months, 3 weeks ago

This Might Be the Worst Thing Happening in Texas Right Now

Slate  

I was standing in a containment cage, a contraption smaller than a telephone booth made of steel and mesh wire. Suicidal prisoners were placed in this protocol until they were cleared by the prison’s mental health department or transferred to a mental health facility, a process that often took days. “What sense does it make to place suicidal prisoners in …

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Rangers score four runs in ninth to beat Angels 9-8
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rangers score four runs in ninth to beat Angels 9-8

Associated Press  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jonathan Ornelas had a two-run, pinch-hit single in Texas’ four-run ninth and the Rangers scored six times in the final two innings to beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 on Saturday night. A little sloppy on both sides at time.” Rookies Gustavo Campero and Niko Kavadas hit back-to-back home runs, and Logan O’Hoppe had four hits to …

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Scherzer going into free agency at 40 off most frustrating season and expects to pitch healthy again
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Scherzer going into free agency at 40 off most frustrating season and expects to pitch healthy again

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer is going home and into free agency after what the three-time Cy Young Award winner considers the most frustrating of his 17 seasons in the big leagues. Still at age 40, and finishing a year with the Texas Rangers in which he made his fewest starts since being a rookie, Scherzer said Sunday that he …

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Rangers RHP Max Scherzer returning to Texas to get fatigued right shoulder checked out
5 months ago

Rangers RHP Max Scherzer returning to Texas to get fatigued right shoulder checked out

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Max Scherzer, who has been limited to eight starts this season, is returning to Texas to get his fatigued right shoulder checked out, general manager Chris Young said Sunday. “I know he’s frustrated, but just hasn’t turned the corner with his shoulder,” General manager Chris Young said before Texas concluded a three-game series with the Yankees. Manager …

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Seager hits 8th homer in 8 games, Rangers sweep World Series rematch with 6-1 win over Diamondbacks
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Seager hits 8th homer in 8 games, Rangers sweep World Series rematch with 6-1 win over Diamondbacks

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager certainly made the Arizona Diamondbacks pay when they did pitch to him. For the second game in a row, Seager homered on the first pitch of the next at-bat after getting intentionally walked and the reigning champion Texas Rangers swept a quick two-game rematch of last year’s World Series. The Diamondbacks intentionally walked Seager with …

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Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette activated off IL: What it means for Toronto’s playoff chances
1 year, 4 months ago

Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette activated off IL: What it means for Toronto’s playoff chances

New York Times  

The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated Bo Bichette from the injured list and the shortstop will be active for Friday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. The Athletic’s instant analysis: How Bichette boosts Toronto’s playoff hopes When he’s been in the lineup, Bichette has been the Blue Jays’ most consistent hitter this season. — McGrath How Bichette expects to impact club …

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Inside the 1998 Texas legal revolution that would pull America’s courts to the right
1 year, 5 months ago

Inside the 1998 Texas legal revolution that would pull America’s courts to the right

Raw Story  

In March, Texas Gov. The office was so quiet, pundits couldn’t understand why John Cornyn would give up his seat on the Texas Supreme Court to run for attorney general in 1998. Texas’ Office of the Solicitor General, modeled on the federal version, ensured the state “speaks with one voice and one work product,” Cornyn said at the time. “I …

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Texas Right to Life political director arrested for 'soliciting a minor' online
2 years, 4 months ago

Texas Right to Life political director arrested for 'soliciting a minor' online

Raw Story  

The former political director for the anti-abortion advocacy group Texas Right to Life has been charged with soliciting a minor online, The Courier reports. “This investigation revolves around a fictitious alleged minor created by law enforcement and posted on the Internet. IN OTHER NEWS: Florida man who assaulted Black family and greeted police with Nazi salute found guilty of federal …

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Oklahoma governor signs bill to make abortion illegal
2 years, 9 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs bill to make abortion illegal

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Sen. Nathan Dahm, a Broken Arrow Republican now running for Congress who wrote the bill, called it the “strongest pro-life legislation in the country right now, which effectively eliminates abortion in Oklahoma.” Dahm said the bill would apply to any physicians in Oklahoma who dispense abortion medication to women, which accounted for about 64% of …

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Behind Supreme Court’s shift toward ending right to abortion
3 years, 1 month ago

Behind Supreme Court’s shift toward ending right to abortion

LA Times  

The Supreme Court is ending the year starkly split on abortion, with the five conservatives showing all signs they will overturn Roe vs. Wade and let state lawmakers decide whether women may legally end a pregnancy. First, the court, by a 5-4 vote, stood aside on Sept. 1 while Texas, the nation’s most populace red state, put into effect a …

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A Texas Doctor Says He Defied The Abortion Law, Risking Lawsuits
3 years, 3 months ago

A Texas Doctor Says He Defied The Abortion Law, Risking Lawsuits

NPR  

A Texas Doctor Says He Defied The Abortion Law, Risking Lawsuits Enlarge this image toggle caption Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images Texas outlawed abortions past the six-week mark in a law that went into effect on Sept. 1. Sponsor Message "Dr. Braid has courageously stood up against this blatantly unconstitutional law," Center for Reproductive Rights president and CEO Nancy …

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Website that allowed people to snitch over Texas abortions is pulled for a SECOND time
3 years, 4 months ago

Website that allowed people to snitch over Texas abortions is pulled for a SECOND time

Daily Mail  

A website that allowed people to report violations of Texas' extreme new anti-abortion law has been taken down for a second time after its new web host said it violated its terms of service. Now, Epik, the web hosting company that Texas Right to Life turned to as an alternative has also said the site also violates its terms of …

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Lyft and Uber say they will cover the fees of drivers sued under Texas abortion law
3 years, 4 months ago

Lyft and Uber say they will cover the fees of drivers sued under Texas abortion law

ABC  

Ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft say they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under the new law prohibiting most abortions in Texas. Key points: The Texas abortion law gives citizens the right to file civil suits against anyone aiding abortion This includes people who transport women to abortion clinics Lyft and Uber announced they would …

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What the Texas abortion ban does — and what it means for other states
3 years, 4 months ago

What the Texas abortion ban does — and what it means for other states

NPR  

What the Texas abortion ban does — and what it means for other states Enlarge this image toggle caption Sergio Flores/Getty Images Sergio Flores/Getty Images Editor's note: On Friday, the Supreme Court allowed challenges to the Texas law to move forward, without halting the law in the meantime. Instead of requiring public officials to enforce the law, this law allows …

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Appeals court upholds Texas law to ban abortion procedure
3 years, 4 months ago

Appeals court upholds Texas law to ban abortion procedure

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A Texas law outlawing an abortion method commonly used to end second-trimester pregnancies has been upheld by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. Texas legislators banned the procedure with a law that describes it as “dismemberment abortion.” Abortion rights supporters argued in court that one alternative provided in the law, using suction to remove a fetus, …

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Texas Chapel In Path Of Trump's Proposed Border Wall
6 years ago

Texas Chapel In Path Of Trump's Proposed Border Wall

NPR  

Texas Chapel In Path Of Trump's Proposed Border Wall LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We begin this hour with President Trump's border wall - not the politics but the path. That's not what they call it - like a 150-foot-wide road that they would use for their vehicles to go up and down. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Are you worried that if this wall gets …

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Review: Ryan Culwell captures an American moment’s essence
6 years, 4 months ago

Review: Ryan Culwell captures an American moment’s essence

Associated Press  

Ryan Culwell, “The Last American” The list of legendary musicians who migrated from Texas to Nashville to make it big is so long you’d think the journey was easy. Just ask Ryan Culwell, whose 2015 album, “Flatlands,” was so good it seemed to rise with the heat right out of the Texas dust. As he migrates from the rocking “Can …

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