1. My advice to the MSM. Before you put some talking head legal expert on, ask them point blank if they read today's SCOTUS opinion or just skimmed it. I just heard someone on @CBSNews say it would likely be going nowhere in the district court despite the fact that the distict
2. court already essentially ruled the Texas Act is unconstitutional. This is just media trying to put their face out for their network and/or personal gain while not giving accurate reasoned legal analysis. It's contributing to the erosion of confidence in our legal system and
3. responsible journalists should not help make matters worse. The fact that the Court ruled to send it back for a ruling on the merits that is not what a denial of an injunction generally is, is hardly reason for us to endure another week of hair being set on fire on @MSNBC.
4. Yes, the law is still causing harm and yes the Court could still strike down Roe. But 4 justices say it's unconstitutional and support Roe and 4 chose not to say it wasn't unconstitutional. Not a victory for the right to be free from state legislative control over a
5. personal autonomy, but certainly far from a loss. And the real permanent fix to end the ability of states to engage in this constant assault must come by enacting a federal statute that takes any power of states to interfere with that right away.
6. Update: I was pondering this case during @maddow and recalled that the USA had sued the state of Texas separately to declare the statute unconstitutional. The USA had obtained an injunction in the district court in this separate Texas case.
7. A divided 5th Cir imposed a stay citing the Women's Health case, the case that SCOTUS ruled on today. So I checked the status of the USA v. Texas and they just dismissed that too. It says Sotomayor dissented but I haven't seen anything other than that statement.
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8. None of this makes any sense. Why only Sotomayor dissenting? If it's remanded to the 5th Circuit is it on the injunction that was just tossed or is it to go back to the District court to rule on the merits via summary judgment or trial even though none of the issues of
9. standing are relevant to the US vs. Texas? What is looks like to me is the SCOTUS is melting down. @uscourts @WHCOS @CivilRights @AnthonyColeyDOJ
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