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Supreme Court tosses lower court decision that shielded officers who arrested Texas citizen journalist
A Texas citizen journalist was arrested after she published two news stories to her Facebook page that included information she sought from a police source.
Supreme Court Intervenes on Behalf of Citizen Journalist Arrested by Texas Police for Reporting on Border Patrol Agent’s Suicide
In 2017, Priscilla Villarreal was arrested after asking a police source for the names and identities of victims in a suicide and a car accident.
US Supreme Court gives Texas citizen journalist new shot to sue over arrest
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday directed a federal appeals court to take a new look at whether a citizen journalist in Texas can sue officials over her arrest for asking a police source questions.
Supreme Court opens door to Texas online journalist’s lawsuit over her 2017 arrest
The Supreme Court has ordered a federal appeals court to take a new look at the lawsuit filed by a Texas-based online citizen journalist who said she was wrongly arrested in a case that drew attention from national media organizations and free speech advocates.
Supreme Court Tosses Ruling Protecting Police Who Arrested Citizen Journalist
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that protected Texas law enforcement officers from liability in the arrest of a local citizen journalist who sought information from a police source.
Supreme Court revives case of citizen journalist arrested for seeking information
The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived the case of a citizen journalist who was arrested in 2017 for seeking information from a police department source in Laredo, Texas.
An online journalist tried to sue over her 2017 arrest. The Supreme Court just ordered another look at her case
The high court directed the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review the lawsuit by journalist Priscilla Villarreal, known online as La Gordiloca.
Texas can probe 'vote harvesting' through Election Day, appeals court rules
A federal judge gave Texas officials the green light to proceed with a ballot harvesting probe, prompting outrage from ...
The Supreme Court Just Signaled How the Next President Could Impact Abortion Access — No Legislation Needed
The Supreme Court’s rejection this week of the Biden administration’s appeal to weigh in on a dispute over emergency abortion ...
This Reporter Was Arrested for Asking Questions. The Supreme Court Just Revived Her Lawsuit. (opinion)
Priscilla Villarreal's case is about whether certain reporters have more robust free speech rights than others.
Opinion - Supreme Court seems skeptical on emergency abortions
Last week, the court left in place a lower federal court ruling in Texas that bans the Department of Health and Human ...
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Can ire over abortion ban finally put a Democrat on the Texas Supreme Court?
Three Republican incumbents are being targeted for their role in recent abortion rulings by a new Democratic political action ...
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Roberson v. Texas
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the execution of Robert Leslie Roberson III so that it can consider whether a state’s highest criminal court, in summarily finding a procedural bar to ...
Supreme Court won’t let Biden administration force Texas hospitals to provide emergency abortion care
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a court order blocking the Biden administration from enforcing in Texas its policy ...