Texas abortion providers go back to Supreme Court to expedite challenge...

[Chris]

SCOTUS has already ruled but they ignore that. Focus has changed to questioning the delegation of enforcement to citizens. They want an answer and they want it now.

Texas abortion providers go back to Supreme Court to expedite challenge to six-week ban

A coalition of Texas abortion providers went back to the Supreme Court Thursday, asking the justices to expedite a review of the state law that bars abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

...The new court papers mark the latest furious attempt on behalf of providers to stop a law that bars most abortions before a woman even knows she is pregnant....

...Separately, they have filed papers asking the court to put their request on a fast track. Under normal circumstances supporters of the law would have had about 30 days to respond, and the process could drag into the winter months. Instead, the clinics want the justices to consider the case October 29 and hear oral arguments in December.

That timing would coincide with the Supreme Court hearing another, completely separate challenge to a Mississippi law that bars most abortions after 15 weeks. Mississippi is asking the court to overturn Roe v. Wade and the court has set arguments for December 1.

The filing: http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2021/images/0...e-judgment.pdf

[Chris]

And in other news, 11th Circuit to hear appeal on Georgia 'heartbeat' law Friday

Georgia's "heartbeat" abortion law will come before the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday, as the state appeals a federal ruling from last year that the law is unconstitutional.

...the Georgia law attempts to go farther than the Mississippi law - which bans abortions after 15 weeks in most cases - and explicitly brings before the court the "fetal heartbeat" concept, which states have used to ban abortions around six weeks, often before many women realize they're pregnant.

...A federal judge ruled last year that Georgia's law is unambiguously unconstitutional. - Judge Steve C. Jones wrote in a decision blocking the law that it "directly conflicts with binding Supreme Court precedent and thus violates (the) right to privacy and liberty secured by the Fourteenth Amendment."

If the 11th Circuit agrees with the federal court judge, Georgia could then appeal to the Supreme Court.

If the Supreme Court took the case at that point, they would be looking at the constitutionality of abortion laws that cite the "fetal heartbeat" concept - which could, if validated by the Supreme Court, potentially further erode Roe....

[Peter1469]

As for the TX case I expect SCOTUS to do the same thing it did the first time.

The GA case may force SCOTUS to take up the issue.

[Chris]

The Mississippi case, on the docket, will definitely challenge the right to abortion.

[Captdon]

The Mississippi case, on the docket, will definitely challenge the right to abortion.

If it does, SCOTUS will punt.

[Chris]

If it does, SCOTUS will punt.

I think the Mississippi case is the one SCOTUS is waiting for. We'll see.

[jet57]

SCOTUS has already ruled but they ignore that. Focus has changed to questioning the delegation of enforcement to citizens. They want an answer and they want it now.

Texas abortion providers go back to Supreme Court to expedite challenge to six-week ban



The filing: http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2021/images/0...e-judgment.pdf

Well I don’t remember the court “ruling” as much as kicking the case back to Texas leaving it to the state to decide, which is as much as saying “ you guys can do what you want”. My prediction is still that Texas’ law is going to be overturned per Roe v Wade and Congress is working toward that end now.

[Peter1469]

Well I don’t remember the court “ruling” as much as kicking the case back to Texas leaving it to the state to decide, which is as much as saying “ you guys can do what you want”. My prediction is still that Texas’ law is going to be overturned per Roe v Wade and Congress is working toward that end now.

Yes and adding it to the budget bill threatening another government shutdown.

[jet57]

Yes and adding it to the budget bill threatening another government shutdown.

I don’t see any of that. I think it’s going to be a stand alone issue; at least it should be.

[Chris]

SCOTUS Ruling: WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH ET AL. v. AUSTIN REEVE JACKSON, JUDGE, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: Denied.