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Texas AG Moves to Compel New York Clerk to Enforce Abortion Pill Ruling

Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck has twice declined to file the $100,000 judgment under New York’s shield law in a case that could reach the Supreme Court.

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Overview

  • Paxton filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in New York courts on July 28 to compel Bruck to enforce a Texas district court’s $100,000 penalty against Dr. Margaret Carpenter.
  • Taylor Bruck has refused twice to file the judgment, citing New York’s 2023 shield law that bars state officials from cooperating with out-of-state abortion proceedings.
  • Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James have publicly backed Bruck’s decision and declined to extradite Carpenter for related charges in Louisiana.
  • Legal experts say the dispute exemplifies a clash between state sovereignty and telemedicine regulations and could escalate to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • The case underscores ongoing tensions over interstate enforcement of abortion bans after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and the rise of telehealth abortion services.