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Abortion Pill Shipper Accused by Texas of Targeting Residents
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (99+ words) Abortion Pill Shipper Accused by Texas of Targeting Residents'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…...
Justices Let Baby Food Liability Suit Advance in State Court
17+ hour, 59+ min 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
1+ week, 4+ day ago (110+ words) Connecticut Captive Audience Law Dodges Preemption Challenge'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…...
South Dakota Sued Over Bid to Stop Group’s Abortion Speech (1)
1+ mon, 2+ 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
2+ mon, 2+ 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. Clearwater, Fla.,…...
Justices Lean Toward Pregnancy Center Claim in Subpoena Row
2+ 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…...
Abortion Pill ‘Reversal’ Poses Commercial Speech Issue on Appeal
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (147+ words) A pair of cases from anti-abortion groups challenging Attorney General Rob Bonta's (D) enforcement actions over their promotion of an abortion pill "reversal" procedure had a panel of Ninth Circuit judges at oral arguments Thursday weighing the scope of commercial speech…...
Louisiana Sues Trump’s FDA to Overturn Abortion Pill Mailing (1)
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (156+ words) The availability of abortion pills in states with bans on the procedure is under threat after Louisiana filed a lawsuit to curb mailing of the medication within its borders, claiming the process circumvents state law. The availability of abortion pills…...
Trump Judge Pick Who Biden Favored Pressed on Anti-Abortion Work
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (315+ words) Trump nominee Chad Meredith pledged to set aside his personal beliefs if confirmed to a judgeship after coming under pressure from Senate Democrats over his anti-abortion advocacy. Meredith said at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday for the US District Court…...
Abortion Ruling Emboldens State Legislators to Limit Pill Access
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (989+ words) Texas lawmakers are gearing up to pass first-of-its kind legislation increasing penalties for mailing abortion medication after a federal appeals court issued a landmark defense of states" authority to regulate the drugs. A key item on Texas legislators" agenda for…...