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Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas sued the city of Lubbock on Monday over a voter-approved “sanctuary city for the unborn” ordinance that seeks to outlaw abortions in the West Texas city’s limits.
The ordinance which the lawsuit says is unconstitutional was passed by local voters earlier this month over the opposition of City Council members who warned it could not be enforced and would prompt a costly legal fight.
The lawsuit was filed in a federal district court and seeks to stop the abortion ban from taking effect on June 1. The city, in a news release, said it would vigorously defend this ordinance and looks forward to presenting that defense in court.
Lubbock abortion ordinance target of ACLU, Planned Parenthood suit
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Lawsuit seeks to block Lubbock s ordinance aimed at outlawing abortions
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Originally published on May 8, 2021 5:00 am
The Texas House on Friday passed a bill to financially penalize the state s largest cities if they cut their police budgets. The measure was sent to the Senate after two days of heated debate and emotional speeches, with the bill authors calling to back the blue and the opposition decrying the bill as political propaganda.
House Bill 1900 comes after a year of civil rights advocates calling on cities to reduce what they spend on policing and to reform police behavior. Those calls were spurred by high-profile deaths at the hands of police like George Floyd’s in Minneapolis and Mike Ramos’ in Austin.
WASHINGTON â Republicans across the U.S. can thank the Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Roberts as they enact the countryâs most significant voting restrictions in generations.
The courtâs watershed 2013 Shelby County ruling created a glide path for many of election changes GOP-controlled legislatures are pushing this year. The Roberts-written decision wiped out the 1965 Voting Rights Actâs requirement that jurisdictions with a deep history of discrimination get federal preclearance before changing their voting rules.
Texas is poised to join Georgia as a GOP-controlled state using its newfound freedom from that requirement to enact measures that critics say suppress voting by racial minorities. Other states that werenât subject to preclearance, including Florida, are also passing restrictions, creating a cascade of new voting laws that could boost Republicans in the 2022 and 2024 elections.