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Appeals #court ruling sets stage for contested #Texas #border #law to take effect

If #SCOTUS doesn’t intervene, the law #criminalizing *suspected* illegal #immigrants is expected to go into effect Sat.

A panel of federal judges has issued a ruling that paves the way for a controversial TX law empowering local #police to #arrest people suspected of entering the #UnitedStates illegally to take effect….
#GregAbbott #immigration
washingtonpost.com/nation/2024

The Washington Post · Appeals court ruling sets stage for contested Tex. border law to take effectBy Arelis R. Hernández
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#ADF is a full-throated, highly effective combatant in the #CultureWars, w/particular — & to many people, particularly offensive — views about #abortion & #LGBTQ+ #rights. It argued in favor of #criminalizing homosexual conduct & against #gays in the #military. It #litigated cases defending the rights of #Christian bakers & website designers to refuse to provide services for #SameSex weddings; it’s in #court right now arguing that the abortion drug #Mifepristone should be taken off the market.