Experts told The Texas Tribune that Thomas’ opinion signals an openness from the court to reconsidering other settled legal precedents related to rights the court has ruled are protected by the constitution.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
“I can’t have one more baby with this man”: Some domestic violence victims see abortion as vital option that would be lost post-Roe
Advocates say abortion has often been the safest option for many experiencing intimate partner violence.
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Supreme Court makes it harder for states to restrict guns — but ruling shouldn’t affect Texas’ loose rules
The high court found that states can’t require people to show “proper cause” for a gun permit. Texas allows people to carry handguns without a permit.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
A Texas abortion clinic survived decades of restrictions. The Supreme Court may finally put it out of business.
Abortion clinics, and the patients they serve, have always had to adapt to changing laws and tightening restrictions. But the Supreme Court seems poised to deliver the fatal blow they’ve been dodging for decades.
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Supreme Court sides with tribes in fight with Texas over authorized gambling on their lands
The ruling doesn’t expand the kinds of games tribes can offer on their lands but reaffirms their autonomy to regulate gambling activities that aren’t prohibited in Texas, regardless of the state’s rules.
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Criminal Justice
Russia again pushes back the trial for detained WNBA basketball star and Houston native Brittney Griner
The two-time Olympian is now set to appear in court in Russia on July 2. She is being held in pretrial detention.
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The Texas Tribune-ProPublica Investigative Unit
A Texas teen driving to his mother’s house was unlawfully arrested over pandemic restrictions, lawsuit says
The lawsuit cites findings from a ProPublica and Texas Tribune investigation that showed a small border town issued far more tickets for violations of stay-at-home orders in April 2020 than two major cities combined.
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LGBTQ+ Texans
Judge temporarily blocks some Texas investigations into gender-affirming care for trans kids
The state has been investigating whether parents who provide access to gender-affirming health care are committing child abuse. The temporary restraining order is part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of three families and members of PFLAG, an LGBTQ advocacy group.
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More families of trans teens sue to stop Texas child abuse investigations
The ACLU and Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit on behalf of three families currently under investigation, as well as more than 600 Texas-based members of PFLAG, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ families.
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Foster Care in Texas
Judge plans to levy “substantial fines” after Texas failed to comply with court-ordered fixes to its foster care system
The judge in the 11-year federal lawsuit against Texas said the state has not properly punished or shut down unsafe child care placement facilities or curbed the rate of children who are sexually victimized while in the state’s care.
