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The Printing Speed of SCOTUS

A state judge ruled that S.B. was unconstitutional on Thursday at 5:00 ET. A state judge ruled that S.B. Friday at 10 ET Justice Gorsuch’s majority opinion referred to that decision.

The summary judgement in the cases was delivered last night. It found that abortion providers had pre-vailed on some of their claims. Van Stean v. Texas, No. D–1–GN–21–004179 (Dist. Ct. Travis Cty. (Tex.), Dec. 9, 2021).

Justice Thomas concurred.

Texas court held summary-judgment hearings on November 10, and issued partial judgment on December 9 for abortion providers. You can see Van Stean v. Texas, No. D–1–GN–21–004179 (Dist. Ct. Travis Cty. (Tex.), Dec. 9, 2021).

While I have not seen a mention in any of the opinions, it was apparent that my review thus far has been thorough.

Fast action is a hallmark of the Supreme Court. While I am not sure what the deadline is for printing modified opinions, it appears to exceed 12 hours. Last night, I was wondering if Texas’s court decision might delay today’s issuance. Nope. It was.

This case will be the subject of much more.

Reason.com’s first article, The Printing Speed of SCOTUS, appeared on Reason.com.