United States v. Texas (2021)
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United States v. Texas (2021) is a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality and enforcement mechanism of Texas’s restrictive abortion law known as Senate Bill 8.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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federal court case ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
federal government standing to sue a state
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interaction between state-designed enforcement schemes and federal constitutional rights ⓘ limits of Ex parte Young doctrine ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court cases involving Texas
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United States Supreme Court cases on abortion ⓘ United States Supreme Court cases on federal-state relations ⓘ |
| citationStyleName | United States v. Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsIssue |
abortion
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constitutional law ⓘ enforcement mechanisms of abortion restrictions ⓘ federal preemption ⓘ private civil enforcement ⓘ sovereign immunity ⓘ |
| concernsLaw | Texas Senate Bill 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsProvision |
Article III of the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| defendantArgument |
federal courts lack jurisdiction to enjoin state courts and state clerks from hearing SB 8 suits
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sovereign immunity bars the United States’ suit ⓘ the United States lacks a cause of action to sue Texas in this context ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 21-588 ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanismChallenged | private civil actions by individuals against abortion providers and aiders ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesStatute |
Texas Health and Safety Code provisions on abortion after detection of fetal cardiac activity
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Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lawTypeChallenged | state abortion restriction ⓘ |
| legalContext | pre-Dobbs abortion jurisprudence under Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey ⓘ |
| petitioner | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiffArgument |
Texas Senate Bill 8 is unconstitutional under existing Supreme Court abortion precedents
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Texas cannot insulate an unconstitutional law from federal judicial review by delegating enforcement to private parties ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture |
application for emergency relief to the Supreme Court
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original action filed by the United States in federal district court ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondent |
State of Texas
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Texas officials ⓘ |
| seeksRelief |
declaration that Texas Senate Bill 8 is unconstitutional
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injunction against enforcement of Texas Senate Bill 8 ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
challenge to the constitutionality of Texas Senate Bill 8
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federal government’s ability to sue a state to block enforcement of a state law ⓘ |
| year | 2021 ⓘ |
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