Well, the ball’s back in the home court.

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Texas cannot ban Planned Parenthood from receiving state funds, at least until a lower court has a chance to hear formal arguments.

A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Friday with a lower court that there’s sufficient evidence the state’s law banning Planned Parenthood from participating in the Women’s Health Program is unconstitutional. Appellate Judge Jerry Smith had stayed an injunction keeping the law from being enforced earlier this week so the court could review it.

As you recall, first the lower judge said Texas could NOT ban Planned Parenthood from providing women’s health care.

The next day, Judge Crazypants executed a stay and also executed any shred of dignity he had left.

Now, we’re back to where we started before Judge Jerry Smith Crazypants started playing politics with women’s healthcare.

Oddly, the ball batted back and forth in badminton is called a shuttlecock.  I do believe it’s named after this event, but I cannot prove that.

It makes sense, though.

Thanks to Carl for the heads-up.