This is a big deal! So happy for @womenslawproject.bsky.social, @dsc250.bsky.social, PA abortion providers, and all the people across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania who may benefit for this ruling!
This is an amazing find.
Pronatalism is a force in the conservative far right and Christian Nationalist movements. Learn more about the "pro-birth" ideology with @nwlc's Emily Martin. She explains the history of racism, sexism, and eugenics, the alarming support it has, and what true pro-family policy looks like.
This is just not true! Some of it is Warren Burger’s fault! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
In a drop considered “extraordinary” by statisticians, the number of babies born to mothers between the ages of 15 and 19 fell by 7 percent in 2025.
This Day in Labor History: April 16, 1836. Massachusetts passed the nation’s first law limiting child labor. It required that children under the age of 15 working in factories be given three months off per year to attend school!
They don’t seem to understand that they HAVE ONE JOB!
![screenshot of a legal filing to dismiss a case brought by Jonathan Mitchell. lawyers are the Center for Reproductive Rights and Arnold and Porter.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Assert Any of His Claims.
A. Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Bring His Wrongful Death Claim.
B. Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Assert an HB7 “Qui Tam” Claim.
1. Texas Has No Claim to Assign to Plaintiff.
2. HB7 Does Not Fall into the Qui Tam Exception Under Vermont Agency. C. Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Seek an Anti-Suit Injunction.
II. Plaintiff Failed to State a Claim for Wrongful Death.
A. Plaintiff Failed to Allege Facts Establishing that Dr. Coeytaux Proximately Caused the September 2024 Abortion.
1. Dr. Coeytaux was not a but-for cause of Mrs. [redacted]'s abortion.
2. Mrs. [redacted]s decision to have an abortion, not the mailing of pills, was the substantial factor that caused the abortion.
B. The Amended Complaint’s Allegations of Statutory Violations Do Not Support a Wrongful Death Claim.
1. Plaintiff fails to plead sufficient facts as to the alleged statutory violations.
2. Alleged violations of these statutes do not give rise to tort liability under Texas law.
3. The Court Should Decline to Create a New Duty in Tort for the Alleged Statutory Violations.
III. Plaintiff Failed to State a “Qui Tam” Claim Under Texas House Bill 7.
A. Plaintiff’s Family Violence Conviction Bars His HB7 Claims.
B. Plaintiff’s Allegations Are Conclusory.
C. HB7 Violates the Texas Constitution.
D. HB7 Violates the Dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
IV. Rodriguez Failed to State an Anti-Clawback Claim Under HB7.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fdfjfnhhyeo4hsmoxpeazsg/bafkreihocgm6ntwz53eykbmjubam2c3bjyz3f2u646h6m3oaw3aniazkyu)
screenshot of a legal filing to dismiss a case brought by Jonathan Mitchell. lawyers are the Center for Reproductive Rights and Arnold and Porter. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Assert Any of His Claims. A. Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Bring His Wrongful Death Claim. B. Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Assert an HB7 “Qui Tam” Claim. 1. Texas Has No Claim to Assign to Plaintiff. 2. HB7 Does Not Fall into the Qui Tam Exception Under Vermont Agency. C. Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Seek an Anti-Suit Injunction. II. Plaintiff Failed to State a Claim for Wrongful Death. A. Plaintiff Failed to Allege Facts Establishing that Dr. Coeytaux Proximately Caused the September 2024 Abortion. 1. Dr. Coeytaux was not a but-for cause of Mrs. [redacted]'s abortion. 2. Mrs. [redacted]s decision to have an abortion, not the mailing of pills, was the substantial factor that caused the abortion. B. The Amended Complaint’s Allegations of Statutory Violations Do Not Support a Wrongful Death Claim. 1. Plaintiff fails to plead sufficient facts as to the alleged statutory violations. 2. Alleged violations of these statutes do not give rise to tort liability under Texas law. 3. The Court Should Decline to Create a New Duty in Tort for the Alleged Statutory Violations. III. Plaintiff Failed to State a “Qui Tam” Claim Under Texas House Bill 7. A. Plaintiff’s Family Violence Conviction Bars His HB7 Claims. B. Plaintiff’s Allegations Are Conclusory. C. HB7 Violates the Texas Constitution. D. HB7 Violates the Dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. IV. Rodriguez Failed to State an Anti-Clawback Claim Under HB7.
an anti-abortion lawyer with a history of representing abusive men suing their partners over alleged abortions got hit with this motion to dismiss a lawsuit and it's just so beautiful
the table of contents is basically like "jonathan mitchell are u serious"
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
Extravagant, flamboyant corruption.
“No one puts Baby in a corner.”
"Attacks on women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, sexual & reproductive rights are often among the first things under attack under authoritarian regimes, making it imperative that we understand attacks on reproductive and sexual freedom are attacks on our democracy." - me www.girltalkhq.com/new-report-c...
Not a Boston person but I used to teach a contracts case arising out of the molasses floods. Does it still smell like molasses there on a warm day?
You already know the U.S. maternal health crisis—which disproportionately impacts Black people—is unjust and terrifying. But did you know some basic policy changes could help us reverse course?
🧵 Here are the solutions our experts recommend. #BMHW26
Have you every wondered what the heck happened to #FreeTheNipple? That's the question that inspired @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social to write a deep dive on nipple equality:
Very cool and well-deserved honor for Shannon Minter.
🎧LEVER TIME: The secret 40-year plot to bury you in tax paperwork & force you to pay accountants - rather than letting the IRS send you your completed tax returns like other countries do.
This story is enraging - it's a GOP plot to enrich tax prep companies & make you hate taxes.
The author of South Dakota's new law redefining abortion said he underestimated how difficult it would be to codify in law exactly when pregnancy termination is medically necessary: stateline.org/2026/04/13/a...
Breaking:
A federal judge just dismissed Trump's defamation lawsuit against the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles ruled Trump hadn't made a valid legal claim that he was defamed by an article about a letter to Jeffrey Epstein bearing Trump's name.
This is the only upbeat thing I’ve seen on the internet today.
Now that the election in Hungary is over, I hope JD Vance will turn his attention to the Senate race in Texas, where his input is desperately needed.
2/2 Grossmans agree that abortion pills should be available OTC.
Fellas, is it gay for one man to caress the thigh of another man who is barely clothed and sweaty and say “you’re a beautiful guy”?
Abortion pills should be available OTC.
“There's so much discussion about restrictions on medication abortion that are not evidence-based,” said Dr. Grossman. “It’s exciting to see science pointing us in another direction, where access could be expanded.”
The parallels grow eerier. Please visit him when he moves back to Kansas. I won’t be there.
I don’t think the two of you have ever met IRL, which is a shame. Corey—do you also fantasize about owning 400 acres in the Flint Hills and retiring there?
Texas A&M has suffered a great loss: the resignation of Dr. Martin Peterson.
First Plato, now Dr. Peterson!
Out the Door at TAMU....
I still get threats from men I wrote about a decade ago who are angry I covered federal lawsuits against them related to sexual assault allegations. To my personal email, to new work emails. I don’t think readers understand how difficult and laborious it is to get these stories published
A university says, "Don't think about this topic"?
Pure censorship.
Pastors pray over Trump in the Oval Office
Legal scholars told me the Rededicate 250 event, presented by Trump's Freedom 250, is unconstitutional.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
