US EditionFederal Judge Dismisses South Texas Woman’s Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit
The judge found prosecutors and the sheriff’s office were shielded by qualified immunity, ending Gonzalez’s bid for $1 million in damages.
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South Texas woman loses wrongful arrest lawsuit in controversial abortion case
By Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune April 1, 2026 A Trump-appointed federal judge in South Texas this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman in the Rio Grande Valley who alleged that her rights were violated after prosecutors charged her with murder in a controversial case that made global headlines after she self-induced an abortion. Lizelle Gonzalez, who went by Herrera and was 26 years old at the time of her arrest in 2022, sought $1 million …
Texas Woman Loses Lawsuit Over Arrest In Abortion Case
RIO GRANDE CITY, TX — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a South Texas woman who claimed her rights were violated after she was arrested and charged with murder following a self-induced abortion in 2022. Lizelle Gonzalez sought $1 million in damages, arguing she was wrongly arrested and subjected to malicious prosecution. The case drew widespread attention after local prosecutors initially pursued charges that were later dropped, w…
Texas Woman Loses Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit in Abortion Case
The Texas TribuneRIO GRANDE CITY, TX — A federal judge in South Texas this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman in the Rio Grande Valley who alleged that her rights were violated after prosecutors charged her with murder after she self-induced an abortion. Lizelle Gonzalez, who went by Herrera and was 26 years old at the time of her arrest in 2022, sought $1 million in federal damages in the 2024 suit after she was initially detained, argui…
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