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SCOTUS formally rejects request to block Texas abortion ban
SCOTUS formally rejects request to block Texas abortion ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday officially denied an emergency request from abortion providers to block a controversial Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks, before many women know that they are pregnant.
·abajournal.com·
SCOTUS formally rejects request to block Texas abortion ban
Justices signal they'll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe
Justices signal they'll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the biggest challenge to abortion rights in decades, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday signaled they would allow states to ban abortion much earlier in pregnancy and may even overturn the nationwide right that has existed for nearly 50 years.
·apnews.com·
Justices signal they'll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe
Gorsuch deals abortion providers another setback by sending Texas SB8 lawsuit to a conservative appeals court | CNN Politics
Gorsuch deals abortion providers another setback by sending Texas SB8 lawsuit to a conservative appeals court | CNN Politics
In the latest setback for abortion clinics in Texas, Justice Neil Gorsuch said Thursday that a conservative federal appeals court should handle the next steps of litigation concerning the state's six-week ban, a move that will likely leave women seeking abortions in the state in legal limbo for weeks if not months.
·cnn.com·
Gorsuch deals abortion providers another setback by sending Texas SB8 lawsuit to a conservative appeals court | CNN Politics
Reproductive Rights at the Supreme Court
Reproductive Rights at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s decisions this term on reproductive health are a reminder of the need for proactive policies that protect reproductive rights.
·americanprogress.org·
Reproductive Rights at the Supreme Court
Biden Enlists White House Counsel To Fight The Texas Abortion Law. - New Jersey Times
Biden Enlists White House Counsel To Fight The Texas Abortion Law. - New Jersey Times
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he’s launching a “complete-of-authorities effort,” consisting of the White residence counsel, to fight a strict new Texas abortion regulation after a single-day court decision allowed it to stand. Biden, a Democrat and a Catholic who has shifted to the left on abortion in recent years to be more in …
·newjerseytimes.us·
Biden Enlists White House Counsel To Fight The Texas Abortion Law. - New Jersey Times
Justice Department will 'protect' abortion seekers in Texas
Justice Department will 'protect' abortion seekers in Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it will not tolerate violence against anyone who is trying to obtain an abortion in Texas as federal officials explore options to challenge a new state law that bans most abortions .
·apnews.com·
Justice Department will 'protect' abortion seekers in Texas
FDA says abortion pills can be sent by mail | CNN Politics
FDA says abortion pills can be sent by mail | CNN Politics
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it is lifting a requirement that patients seeking medication abortion had to pick up the medication in-person, instead allowing pills to be sent by mail.
·cnn.com·
FDA says abortion pills can be sent by mail | CNN Politics
Tribal Court Systems | Indian Affairs
Tribal Court Systems | Indian Affairs
Tribal and CFR Courts There are approximately 400 Tribal justice systems throughout the Nation. These courts are partially funded through Public Law 638 Tribal Priority Allocations (TPA). Tribal sovereignty is protected throughout the Tribal justice system or through a traditional court.
·bia.gov·
Tribal Court Systems | Indian Affairs
UA exhibit of photos, poetry shows Tohono O’odham transformed by U.S.-Mexico border
UA exhibit of photos, poetry shows Tohono O’odham transformed by U.S.-Mexico border
The Show's Sam Dingman visits the "The Place Where Clouds Are Formed" exhibit and asks the co-curators about the stories behind the effort to illustrate a heavily guarded barrier between two regions of the ancestral O’odham homelands.
·kjzz.org·
UA exhibit of photos, poetry shows Tohono O’odham transformed by U.S.-Mexico border
This is what the US-Mexico border looks like
This is what the US-Mexico border looks like
The United States’ southern border with Mexico is 1,933 miles long, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the tip of South Texas. Some 700 of those miles have fencing in place, and it varies greatly depending on where you are.
·cnn.com·
This is what the US-Mexico border looks like