Whole Woman's Health, et al v. David Lakey, et al

  1. June 16, 2015

    Texas Abortion Foes Urge 5th Circ. To Allow Law's Start

    Supporters of a controversial Texas law that could close all but eight abortion providers in the state asked the Fifth Circuit on Monday to deny a stay of its order upholding the law, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court would likely not take up the case because no woman would be substantially burdened by its implementation.

  2. June 15, 2015

    Texas Will Have Just 8 Abortion Clinics Without 5th Circ. Stay

    A group of Texas abortion providers on Friday urged the Fifth Circuit to rule on its motion to stay a ruling upholding two key provisions in Texas' controversial abortion law by June 19, saying only eight of the 19 facilities currently administering abortions could continue operating without a stay.

  3. June 10, 2015

    Texas Abortion Providers File Motion To Stay 5th Circ. Ruling

    A group of Texas abortion providers on Wednesday filed a motion to stay a Fifth Circuit ruling that upheld two key provisions in Texas' controversial abortion law, arguing that the law should not go into effect until the U.S. Supreme Court has had a chance to weigh in.

  4. June 09, 2015

    5th Circ. Upholds Most Of Texas' Controversial Abortion Law

    The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday upheld the majority of Texas' controversial abortion law, which could close all but seven clinics across the state and which abortion rights advocates have called an attempt to effectively outlaw the practice in the state.

  5. January 07, 2015

    5th Circ. Wary Of Tossing Entire Texas Abortion Law

    A Texas federal court's sweeping ruling on a controversial Texas abortion law may have made it more difficult for the Fifth Circuit to deem the statute improper, a circuit judge said during oral argument Wednesday.

  6. December 09, 2014

    Texas Mischaracterized Abortion Law Args, Providers Say

    A group of Texas abortion providers on Monday in a Fifth Circuit filing rejected the state's argument that they failed to prove that Texas' controversial abortion law overburdens abortion facilities, saying the state used improper and noncredible sources to disparage them.

  7. December 02, 2014

    Texas Officials Say No Proof Abortion Law Strains Providers

    A group of Texas abortion providers hoping to block the state's controversial abortion law have failed to prove that the legislation's new standards overburden abortion facilities, state officials argued Monday.

  8. November 26, 2014

    5th Circ. Told Texas Abortion Law Overburdens Providers

    A group of Texas abortion providers on Monday responded to a Fifth Circuit appeal by officials and anti-abortion groups to uphold a controversial state abortion law that could shutter all but seven clinics, arguing that the new rules place an unreasonable burden on abortion facilities.

  9. November 12, 2014

    Texas Legislators Urge 5th Circ. To Uphold Abortion Law

    A large group of Texas legislators on Monday filed friend-of-the-court briefs urging the Fifth Circuit to reverse the district court ruling that blocked part of the state's controversial abortion law, saying the district court erred and the statute is constitutional.

  10. November 04, 2014

    Texas Officials Press 5th Circ. To Uphold Abortion Laws

    Texas officials on Tuesday urged the Fifth Circuit to overturn a decision blocking part the state's controversial abortion law, arguing the plaintiffs' claims were barred because opponents of the law had already lost an earlier challenge.