The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that opponents of a Texas abortion law — the nation’s most restrictive — can sue the state in federal court. Texas had argued otherwise, claiming that abortion providers could only take legal action after being sued themselves for violating S.B. 8, which bans abortion …
Read More »Georgia D.A. Says He Would Prosecute Women Who Get Abortions
Douglas County District Attorney Ryan Leonard told Law.com’s “Daily Report” on Wednesday that women in Georgia should preparefor the possibility that they could be criminally prosecuted for having an abortion if the law signed by Governor Brian Kemp takes effect as planned in January of next year. “If you look …
Read More »Inside the Case-by-Case Battle Over 'Roe v. Wade'
In early February, the Supreme Court issued its first ruling on abortion rights since Brett Kavanaugh cried and fussed and angry-white-maled his way onto the bench, solidifying a conservative majority that many opined would quickly reverse 40 years of reproductive freedom. On its surface, the February ruling was benign: With …
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