Abortion Providers Sue to Block Fetal Burial Rule

Whole Wom­an’s Health v. Hellerstedt, part 2

"...against Texas' omnibus anti-choice House Bill 2 to the U.S. Supreme Court in March, says the fetal burial rule..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: A Moment of Celebration

It's a long road, but we can walk it together

"...be amazed at what's happened in Texas and the U.S. in the last few days – you just needed..."

June 28, 2013 News Column by Michael King

The Challenge to SB 4

Opponents to "sanctuary cities" bill ready for court battles

"...to the punch, filing suit in an Austin federal court against the city, Travis County, Sheriff Sally Hernandez, Mayor..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Judge Edith Jones: Blacks and Hispanics More Violent

Complaint filed over Jones's discriminatory and biased comments

"...A complaint filed today by several civil rights groups, including one funded entirely by the government of Mexico,..."

June 4, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

The comedian says his jail term for selling bongs is really punishment for his attitudes about U.S. drug policy

"...Feb. 24 as part of Operation Pipe Dreams, the U.S. Department of Justice's drug paraphernalia sting, Tommy Chong appeared..."

Sept. 26, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Now Serving ... Time

Robert Conran sat down to dinner at Furr's, and walked out in handcuffs. After four years in prison on a shaky conviction, he's got a chance of parole -- then he faces deportation

"...Dept. of Criminal Justice's Segovia Unit prison, located just outside the Rio Grande Valley town of Edinburg, singing "Fever."..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Vote-by-Mail Hearing Concludes

Judge indicates he will grant temporary injunction for VBM

"...Today's hearing in the 201st District Court*[correction below] concluded just before 3pm, when Judge Tim Sulak..."

April 15, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Lege Lines: Sine Done

The dregs from last month's special session

"...a three-judge panel ruled that two districts in the U.S. House of Representatives (Democrat Lloyd Doggett's Congressional District 35..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

5th Circuit Denies HB 2 Rehearing

And: Abbott calls HB 2 barriers 'manageable inconvenience'

"...blow to Texas reproductive rights, the full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request made by abortion providers..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Wise and Not White

White Republicans spend Tuesday wondering whether Sotomayor is unbiased…

"...Federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor, nominee to the Supreme Court, said yesterday that she believes there is an..."

July 15, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: The Supremes Bail Out

Court ruling lets Voting Rights Act live for another day

"...made it work somehow, believe me – when the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in the Voting Rights..."

June 26, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Death Watch: Is Randall Mays "Competent" to Die?

Trial court stays execution to consider if he's mentally unfit, again

"...Texas courts have spent years concluding that Randall Mays is "competent"..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Point Austin: The Victory of Tom DeLay

With redistricting ruling, SCOTUS says it’s OK to cheat to win

"...Tom DeLay. The occasion was the release of the Supreme Court opinion in Rucho v. Common Cause, a combined..."

July 5, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Groups File Expansive Suit to Challenge Dozens of Abortion Restrictions

Lawsuit filed Thursday in Austin federal court

"...abortion regulations by filing suit in an Austin federal court to challenge not just recent Texas abortion restrictions, as..."

June 14, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Death Watch: Steven Long Spared Execution

SCOTUS’ ruling in Bobby James Moore case spares inmate’s life, for now

"...death row inmate. On Monday, Aug. 21, the state's Court of Criminal Appeals granted Long a stay based on..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Hightower Report

What did we learn from Antonin Scalia's death?

"...How curious that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in, of all places,..."

March 11, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Running to the Middle

Part II of the Chronicle's preview of the Nov. 5 general election

"...first examined the top of the ballot from the U.S. Senate through Railroad Commissioner. This week considers the state..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature

A Roe v. Wade Conversation With Wendy Davis and the Attorneys Who Argued the Landmark Case

Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee on abortion rights today

"...the two Texas attorneys who successfully argued the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 1973 that established a person’s..."

June 17, 2019 News Post by Megan Menchaca

News Roundup: Love and Lawmakers

Marry, Marry, Quite Contrary

"...issued by the Travis County Clerk's office, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. Local..."

June 29, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Mission Impossible?

Hampton seeks to break GOP lock on state's highest criminal court

"...Here's the thorny question facing local defense attorney Keith Hampton: What does it..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Whacked-Out System

Inmate's lawsuit focuses on secret and unreasonable Texas paroles

"...In fact, Gross has been denied parole six times..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

In Scathing Ruling, Federal Judge Blocks (For Now) Texas Abortion Ban

A temporary injunction for an "offensive deprivation"

"...On Wednesday evening, Oct. 6, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman issued a preliminary injunction to..."

Oct. 7, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Abbott Doubles Down on Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Even After El Paso

Texas governor’s anti-immigrant streak continues

"...first place." He took aim at "radical socialists" like U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and targeted U.S. House Speaker..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Find Another Hobby

Alternative crafting for the conceptually thoughtful

"...On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeased the religious right and pissed off..."

July 1, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Mortimer

Beaten by Wackenhut

A former Travis County inmate alleges that Wackenhut Corporation bears responsibility for his prison beating.

"...when, he says, he made a simple yet naive request: He asked the gang members on his cell block..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Capitol Chronicle

A healthy death penalty, the Jenna and Barbara bust, and the Fannie Lou Hamer Project

"...(The June 8 column remains available in full at www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2001-06-08/pols_capitol.html.)..."

June 15, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Death Watch: Execution Stayed Until TDCJ Makes New Spiritual Adviser Rules

State's neglect also places Stephen Barbee at risk of torture

"...and procedures when ordered to do so by the courts. Such is the case in the ongoing dispute over..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SCOTUS Takes Up Texas Gerrymandering

Doggett, Farenthold's districts to be questioned

"...The U.S. Supreme Court will write what should be the final..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas' Big, Bad Week for Voter Suppression and Gerrymandering

Within two days, courts reject second election map, voter ID bill

"...fights to retain voter laws and districts that the courts have now found discriminate against the state‘s minority voters...."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: August 11

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...and Utah are vying to bring marriage to the Supreme Court. The Fugly..."

Aug. 11, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

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