Scripting News: Roe v Wade, day 2

Friday September 3, 2021; 10:53 AM EDT

On Twitter Kai Ryssdal asks: "What happens now? I mean, courts/procedure-wise."#
I am not a lawyer...#
The Supreme Court declined to put a stay order on the law, so Texas can and will presumably enforce it.#
But the lawsuits can proceed, as if the SC did nothing.#
Here's another question even more ominous imho.#
Now that Texas found a way around the Constitution, what other rights can they infringe on this way?#
Pick an amendment, it's easy to construct an analog.#
Pass a law saying immigrants can't ride on public transportation. If one is caught doing it, you just have to document it and, you (or more likely your employer) can sue the bus driver, the bus company, the city, other passengers. #

Last update: Friday September 3, 2021; 2:29 PM EDT.

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