A Michigan judge blocked county prosecutors from enforcing the state's 1931 ban on abortion for the foreseeable future after two days of witness testimony from abortion experts, providers and the state's chief medical officer. The ruling comes after the state Court of Appeals said earlier this month […]
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Justice Department Sues Idaho Over Abortion Restrictions
The Biden administration filed a lawsuit against Idaho for restricting access to abortion to patients who need lifesaving medical treatment, the first such Justice Department challenge since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer. Idaho's near-total abortion ban, which will take effect […]
Gov. Whitmer Won't Give Up Trying to Kill the Unborn
A judge blocked enforcement of a 1931 Michigan ban on abortion, just hours after the state Court of Appeals said county prosecutors were not covered by a May order and could enforce the prohibition following the fall of Roe v. Wade. Oakland County Judge Jacob Cunningham stepped in at the request of […]
Arizona Says 'Personhood' Abortion Law Can't Lead to Charges
An attorney with the Arizona attorney general's office told a judge that a 2021 state "personhood" law that gives all legal rights to unborn children can't be used to bring criminal charges against abortion providers. The comment from Assistant Solicitor General Kate Sawyer came during a […]
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade in Landmark Opinion
The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending recognition of a constitutional right to abortion and giving individual states the power to allow, limit, or ban the practice altogether. The ruling came in the court's opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which […]
Pro-Lifer Sued for Calling Abortion 'Murder'
The Texas Supreme Court has decided to take up a pair of defamation cases against a pro-life activist over the legality of calling abortion "murder." In 2020, three abortion funds — the Lilith Fund, Texas Equal Access Fund, and the Afiya Center — sued Mark Lee Dickson, founder of the […]
Synagogue Sues Florida Over Pro-Life Law
A Jewish synagogue in South Florida has sued the state over its recently enacted pro-life law, claiming that it violates its religious freedom. Plaintiff Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor of Boynton Beach argues that the legislation, which outlaws abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, conflicts with a tenet […]
Supreme Court Set to Overturn Roe Leaked Draft Opinion Shows
The Supreme Court is poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito. The draft leak obtained by Politico was written in early February. It was not immediately clear if it has been rewritten or revised. The Court has declined […]
SCOTUS Leak Is Historic Act of Judicial Destruction
Supreme Court historians have always been able to rattle off significant decisions and important moments in Supreme Court history. Chief Justice John Marshall establishing "judicial review" in the 1803 Marbury v. Madison decision, FDR’s court-packing scheme in 1937, the court’s […]
Court Dismisses All Challenges to Texas Heartbeat Act
A federal court ordered a lower court to dismiss all legal challenges brought against the enforcement mechanism of a Texas abortion law, a move which a pro-life group called a "substantial pro-life victory." The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on April 26 remanded the case, brought by a […]