OA583: Republicans Creating Handmaid's Tale Hellscape

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>The devastating consequences of Texas HB 8 and the Supreme Court's cowardly shadow docket ruling on it are reverberating not just through Texas, but around the country. Not to be outdone, Republicans in Idaho produced a <a href= "https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/S1309.pdf"> copycat bill</a>. Andrew gives the breakdown and we discuss some <a href= "https://www.npr.org/2022/02/28/1083536401/texas-abortion-law-6-months"> truly shocking NPR coverage</a> of how Republicans are ruining lives. But it's not all bad news! In the B segment, Andrew takes us through the <a href= "https://www.kaplanhecker.com/sites/default/files/ECF%201_Complaint_Equality%20Florida%20et%20al%20v%20Desantis%20et%20al_22cv00134.pdf"> Equality Florida Lawsuit</a>, a well-argued lawsuit attempting to fight back against the Don't Say Gay Bill. Also, we're not bothering to cover <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/Trump-v-Clinton-lawsuit.pdf"> Trump's idiotic flop of a lawsuit</a> against Hillary.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Links: <a href= "https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2391207692241045857">Hazelwood School Dist. v. Kuhlmeier</a>, <a href= "https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16171579677750083150"> US v. Alvarez</a></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:block {"ref":1378} /--></p>