ex parte young Archives - Jackson & Campbell, P.C.

13 Dec 2021 |

SCOTUS Opinion: Court Permits Pre-Enforcement Challenge to Texas Abortion Law By Clinics, Not The Federal Government

The Court today resolved both challenges to Texas’ new abortion law, S.B. 8, which empowered private citizens to sue those who provided an abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detectable. In Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson, an abortion clinic sued a variety of defendants, seeking to enjoin enforcement of S.B. 8. The last time that case was before the Court, ... Read More

TAGGED: Sovereign Immunity, Abortion, Whole Women's Health v. Jackson, United States v. Texas, ex parte young