Let’s hope we never find out who Mitt Romney would put in charge at the Justice Department or, worse, who he would appoint to the Supreme Court. But if that came to pass…One sure bet is that a pledge to uphold and defend DoMA would be at the top of the litmus list. “As president, [...]
Anti-choice group Personhood Oklahoma has filed a cert petition asking the high court to overturn the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling from April that blocked Initiative Petition No. 395. This proposed measure, part of the seemingly endless parade of right-wing tactics to curtail reproductive freedom, would have amended the state constitution to grant personhood rights “from the beginning of biological development [...]
In a case we discussed last month, the Ninth Circuit has granted a preliminary injunction against Arizona House Bill 2036; this unconstitutional and potentially dangerous measure would curtail women’s reproductive rights at 20 weeks of pregnancy. On July 30th, US District Judge Teilborg upheld the law based on the problematic findings that (1) the few weeks [...]
Ruling en banc, the Eighth Circuit has upheld a South Dakota law that requires doctors to distribute written statements that abortion causes “increased risk of suicidal ideation and suicide.” Amazing. The ruling came in Planned Parenthood v. Rounds, a lawsuit that has been bouncing between the District Court and Court of Appeals for seven years. Irin [...]
This has been a hectic week for the Center for Reproductive Rights. On Monday, lawyers persuaded a Mississippi federal judge to continue a temporary order blocking enforcement of a state law designed to make that state “abortion free.” A longer term ruling is expected soon. On Tuesday, CRR’s first task of the day was to [...]
Anti-choice pregnancy centers in Baltimore got a boost from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals last week in Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. Granting the plaintiff’s request for summary judgment based on a First Amendment claim, the Court struck down Baltimore City Ordinance 09-252, which required [...]