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Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Abortion Centers in Subpoena Fight
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (29+ words) The US Supreme Court sided with a network of anti-abortion pregnancy centers, holding that federal courts may review whether state subpoenas chill protected speech before they're enforced....
Oregon Right to Life Defeats Employee Abortion Coverage Mandate
2+ week, 30+ min ago (100+ words) Bloomberg Law News An anti-abortion advocacy group doesn't have to comply with an Oregon law requiring employee health plans to pay for abortion and contraceptive care to the same extent they cover pregnancy and childbirth, a federal judge said. Judge…...
Court Halts Abortion Pill Suit, Pushes Trump FDA on Safety Study
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (108+ words) Bloomberg Law News The Trump administration convinced a federal judge to put on hold a lawsuit over the abortion medication mifepristone, giving the FDA time to conduct a long-awaited safety review of the drug. Tuesday's order pauses litigation brought by…...
Indiana Abortion Law Halted for Violating Non-Christians" Rights
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (426+ words) Indiana's abortion law has been halted insofar as it violates the rights of a certified class whose members don't share the Christian religious belief that life begins at conception, a state trial court said. She entered judgment before trial for…...
Abortion Pill Shipper Accused by Texas of Targeting Residents
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (99+ words) Bloomberg Law News An abortion pill mailing service and physicians are facing accusations in a lawsuit from Texas that they illegally shipped medication into the state in a scheme to subvert restrictions on reproductive services. The state contends in its…...
Justices Let Baby Food Liability Suit Advance in State Court
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (193+ words) The US Supreme Court allowed a lawsuit over baby food sold by Hain Celestial Group Inc. to restart in state court, handing a victory to parents who claim their child's autism diagnosis is tied to it. The unanimous opinion on…...
Connecticut Captive Audience Law Dodges Preemption Challenge
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (110+ words) Bloomberg Law News A Connecticut business group lacks legal standing to challenge the state's ban on mandatory anti-union meetings in the workplace, a federal judge found, bypassing the issue of whether US labor law preempts that statute. CBIA, or the…...
South Dakota Sued Over Bid to Stop Group's Abortion Speech (1)
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (60+ words) South Dakota AG Sued Over Bid to Stop Group's Abortion Speech'Bloomberg Law News A reproductive rights group is suing South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley (R) over his attempts to stop it from issuing information about abortion and related-care, including the…...
Florida City's Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Law Paused on Appeal
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (248+ words) Clearwater, Fla. , has to pause enforcement of an ordinance that established a physical buffer zone around its sole abortion clinic, while an anti-abortion group's constitutional challenge makes its way through the courts, a split federal appeals panel ruled. Florida Preborn…...
Justices Lean Toward Pregnancy Center Claim in Subpoena Row
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (340+ words) US Supreme Court justices appeared largely open to allowing targets of state subpoenas to bring pre-enforcement challenges in federal court, although it was less clear what path they would take to get there. The New Jersey Attorney General's Office at…...