Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Texas Court's Ruling on the First Amendment
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down key sections of a new Texas law that required women in that state to receive a fetal sonogram and hear about its results at least 24 hours before an abortion.
U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks issued a preliminary injunction after finding that portions of the sonogram law, set to take effect Thursday, were unconstitutionally vague and violated the First Amendment by improperly requiring doctors and patients to engage in government-mandated speech.
Here is the story.
This is another example of Judicial Review.
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