Two disbarred attorneys are suing under the law, though not for the reasons you might think
Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Photo: Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images Three weeks in, and already, Texas’s extreme abortion ban is proving to be a legal mess. On Monday, two plaintiffs — both disbarred lawyers from other states — have sued under the new law, but not because either agrees with the measure’s aims. The first complainant, Felipe N. Gomez of Illinois, actually wants to see S.B.
First up: Gomez, disbarred in April for his “pattern of sending harassing and threatening communications to other lawyers.” Identifying himself as “pro-choice plaintiff,” Gomez filed his suit against Braid on September 20, arguing that the terms of the measure are unconstitutional under Roe v. Wade, which protects abortion access until viability around 23 weeks. S.B.
Stilley, on the other hand, hopes to receive anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000 from his complaint, and is suing because he can. Describing himself as “disgraced” in his lawsuit, Stilley is on house arrest, serving the 12th year of a 15 year sentence for “utterly fraudulent federal charges of ‘tax evasion’ and ‘conspiracy,’” per his court documents.
The majority of lawsuits filed under the law aim to block it, at least so far. The federal government, for example, sued Texas over the ban, the Justice Department filing an emergency request to block its enforcement last week. A hearing on that motion has been set for October 1.
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