Justice department releases new accountability guidance for specialized crime units
Department of Justice (DOJ) released Tuesday's guidance to specialized police units ended a year-long effort that began after the killing of Tire Nichols in Memphis last January. Officers with Memphis' SCORPION unit beat and killed Nichols last year after a traffic stop. The city later disbanded the SCORPION unit. Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of […]
Texas emergency rooms not bound by Biden admin’s guidance on emergency abortion, federal court rules
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the U.S. government does not have the authority to force a Texas emergency room doctor to perform an abortion if necessary to stabilize the condition of a patient there. Reuters reported that the ruling sided with Texas in a lawsuit alleging the Biden administration overstepped its abortion authority. […]
Federal appeals court blocks Biden administration guidance protecting abortion access in Texas
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Biden administration cannot enforce federal guidance directing doctors to provide abortion care in medical emergencies, regardless of state law. The lawsuit, filed by the state of Texas in 2022, is based on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Actions Act (EMTALA), which the Department of Health and […]