Current：Home > ScamsThe Texas Lawyer Behind The So-Called "Bounty Hunter" Abortion Ban -Wealth Legacy Solutions
The Texas Lawyer Behind The So-Called "Bounty Hunter" Abortion Ban
TradeEdge View
Date：2025-03-11 04:15:37
Jonathan Mitchell devised the legal strategy behind SB 8, a near-total ban on abortion in Texas. That legislation pioneered the idea of allowing private citizens to file lawsuits against people they suspected of helping provide access to abortion.
Mitchell is also involved in similar efforts by conservative activists in other states. NPR'S Sarah McCammon profiles the Austin, Texas-based attorney.
In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.
Email us at [email protected].
This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam and Connor Donevan. It was edited by Catherine Laidlaw and William Troop. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
veryGood！ (12)
Related
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter?
- King Charles III applauds people who stood against racism during recent unrest in the UK
- This Is the Only Underwear I Buy My Husband (and It's on Sale)
- Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
- State House Speaker Scott Saiki loses Democratic primary to Kim Coco Iwamoto
- Emma Hayes, USWNT send a forceful message with Olympic gold: 'We're just at the beginning'
- Utility worker electrocuted after touching live wire working on power pole in Mississippi
- The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
- Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran directs homophobic slur at fan, issues apology
Ranking
- Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
- Alec Baldwin’s Daughter Ireland Shares Her Daughter “Finally” Met Her 7 Aunts and Uncles
- Emma Hayes, USWNT send a forceful message with Olympic gold: 'We're just at the beginning'
- Stripping Jordan Chiles of Olympic bronze medal shows IOC’s cruelty toward athletes, again
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- Georgia lawmaker accused of DUI after crash with bicyclist says he was not intoxicated or on drugs
- Watch: These tech tips help simplify back-to-school shopping
- The timeline of how the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, unfolded, according to a federal report
Recommendation
Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
North Dakota voters to weigh in again on marijuana legalization
Where are the 2026 Winter Olympics held? Location, date of next Olympic Games
Simone Biles Has THIS Special Role at 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony
$73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
Breaking made history in Paris. We'll probably never see it at Olympics again.
Marathon swimmer says he quit Lake Michigan after going in wrong direction with dead GPS
The US Navy’s warship production is in its worst state in 25 years. What’s behind it?