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Post-20 week abortion ban in Texas still stands – for now

Some news reports erroneously reported early on today that HB 2 – the hotly debated Texas abortion law pro-abortion State Senator Wendy Davis (now a gubernatorial candidate)Β attempted to filibuster back in June – had been “blocked” in its entirety by a federal judge, leading to a lot of Β misinformation being spread initially about the ruling … including by yours truly on social media. Β  While it’s true that parts of the bill HAVE been blocked for the time being, the post-20 week ban on abortions, which is set to take effect tomorrow, has not been blocked as of yetΒ and wasn’t challenged in this case. Β Via the Austin American-StatesmanΒ (hat tip):.....   [Read More]

VIDEO: Zimmerman legal team O’Mara & West talk #gztrial, media frenzy on Hannity

If you haven’t watched any post-Zimmerman verdict interview, you really should watch this one. Β Last night, Sean Hannity interviewed Mark O’Mara and Don West, the attorneys for George Zimmerman, and they discussed the trial theatrics, the media frenzy that got us here, and the rogue prosecution and their potentially unlawful conduct prior to trial......   [Read More]