Suit Over Pregnancy Protection Expansion to Stay in North Texas

Texas’ suit against the federal government over a law that expanded employment protections for pregnant people will stay in the Northern District of Texas.

Continuing with the suit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas was proper because “Texas resides at every point within its boundaries, including the Northern District,” it said July 28.

Texas alleged that two provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 were passed without the requisite quorum in the US House of Representatives. In addition to expanding Title VII’s protections for pregnant employees they create a pilot-program that, in part, connects ...