United States, Petitioner v. Texas, et al.

  1. October 25, 2024

    High Court Bar's Future: Mitchell Law's Jonathan F. Mitchell

    The pantheon of U.S. solicitors general doesn't include many lawyers who've openly challenged the U.S. Supreme Court's authority or sought to undermine its landmark precedents. But there aren't many lawyers like Jonathan F. Mitchell, a crusading conservative who rescued former President Donald Trump's reelection run — and in the process positioned himself to become the government's top oral advocate.

  2. October 18, 2024

    High Court Bar's Future: Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar

    U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar is a once-in-a-generation talent who uses her seemingly endless knowledge of case facts and related law — along with her quick wit — to routinely spar with an often antithetical U.S. Supreme Court over some of the most consequential issues in a given term, experts and court watchers say.

  3. December 10, 2021

    Justices Let Texas Keep Its Abortion Law, But Clinics Can Sue

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed Texas abortion clinics to sue over the state's six-week abortion ban, but threw out a request from the Biden administration to immediately block the law, known as S.B.8.

  4. November 01, 2021

    Justices Tackle 'Procedural Morass' In Texas Abortion Cases

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struggled with the "procedural morass" of Texas' S.B. 8 that delegates enforcement of a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to private parties, with key justices divided over whether abortion providers and the federal government have properly challenged the law.

  5. October 29, 2021

    5 Details To Know Before High Court Mulls Texas Abortion Ban

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will contemplate far-reaching questions generated by an aggressive abortion ban in Texas, including whether states have wide latitude to pick and choose which constitutional rights they respect. Here, Law360 spotlights the lawyers, law firms and legal questions to know as oral arguments get underway.

  6. October 29, 2021

    Up Next At High Court: Abortion, Free Speech And Guns

    In addition to the high-stakes showdown over Texas' six-week abortion ban, the U.S. Supreme Court will grapple with free speech protections for community college board members and New York's concealed carry restrictions in the coming week's blockbuster oral argument schedule. Law360 breaks down what to expect.

  7. October 29, 2021

    Prelogar Will Argue Texas Abortion Law At Supreme Court

    U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar, confirmed by the Senate only Thursday, will argue the federal government's challenge to Texas' six-week abortion ban in the Supreme Court on Monday, a quick turnaround highlighting the stakes of the case.