Showing posts with label State constitutions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State constitutions. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

State Trial Court Strikes Down Wyoming Abortion Bans

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In Johnson v. State of Wyoming ,  (WY Dist. Ct., Nov. 18, 2024), a Wyoming state trial court held that two Wyoming statutes barring abortion...
Sunday, November 17, 2024

Suit Challenges Kentucky Abortion Bans

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A class action lawsuit was filed last week in a Kentucky state trial court challenging the constitutionality under the Kentucky state consti...
Monday, October 21, 2024

Court Enjoins Disciplining of Doctors Performing Certain Abortions in Tennessee

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In Blackmon v. State of Tennessee ,  (TN Chanc. Ct., Oct. 17, 2024), a Tennessee state Chancery Court issued a temporary injunction barring ...
Sunday, October 20, 2024

Florida Voters Sue Claiming Invalid Signatures on Abortion Rights Amendment Petitions

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Suit was filed last week in a Florida state trial court against election supervisors in 12 Florida counties, as well as against the Secretar...
Saturday, October 19, 2024

Suit Challenges Oklahoma Bible Education Mandate and Purchase of Bibles

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Suit was filed this week by public-school parents, their minor children, teachers, and clergy challenging Oklahoma's recently imposed re...
Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates 6-Week Abortion Ban While Appeal Is Heard

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Yesterday in State of Georgia v. Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective ,  (GA Sup. Ct., Oct. 7, 2024), the Georgia Supre...
Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Georgia's 6-Week Abortion Ban Declared Unconstitutional

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In Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective v. State of Georgia ,  (GA Super. Ct., Sept. 30, 2024), a Georgia state trial c...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Missouri Supreme Court Issues Opinions Supporting Prior Order on Abortion Ballot Measure

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As previously reported , on September 14 the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the Missouri's Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment mu...
Monday, September 16, 2024

Nebraska Supreme Court Approves Competing Initiative Measures on Abortion

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Last Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court rejected challenges to two competing state constitutional amendments relating to abortion. In State ...
Friday, September 13, 2024

Indiana Trial Court Rejects "As Applied" Challenge to State Abortion Restrictions

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Last year, Indiana's Supreme Court rejected a facial challenge to the state's 2022 abortion law. In that case, the Indiana Supreme C...

North Dakota Trial Court Says State Abortion Ban Violates State Constitution

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 In Access Independent Health Services, Inc. v. Wrigley ,  (ND Dist, Ct., Sept. 12, 2024), a North Dakota state trial court judge held that ...

South Carolina Supreme Court: State Scholarship Program for Private School Students Violates State Constitution

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 In Edison v. South Carolina Department of Education ,  (SC Sup. Ct., Sept. 11, 2024), the South Carolina Supreme Court in a 3-2 decision he...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Missouri Supreme Court: Abortion Rights Issue Must Appear on November Ballot

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 The Missouri Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the Missouri's Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment must appear on the November ball...
Sunday, September 08, 2024

Trial Court Says Missouri's Abortion Rights Initiative Petitions Were Invalid

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In Coleman v. Ashcroft , (MO Cir. Ct., Sept. 6, 2024), a Missouri state trial court held that the petitions used to obtain signatures to inc...
Wednesday, September 04, 2024

Suit Challenges Nebraska Abortion Rights Ballot Proposal

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On August 23, the Nebraska Secretary of State certified two competing abortion related petitions for inclusion on the November ballot-- the ...
Sunday, September 01, 2024

PA Supreme Court: Yard Signs Responding to Neighbors' Antisemitism Protected by Pennsylvania Constitution

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In a 4-2 decision in Oberholzer v. Galapo , (PA Sup. Ct., Aug. 20, 2024), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, relying on the broad free speech p...
Friday, August 30, 2024

5th Circuit Reopens Lipan-Apache's Suit Objecting to Park Modifications

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 In 2021, Texas voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that provides: This state or a political subdivision of this state m...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Arkansas Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Rights Measure Off November Ballot

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 In Cowles v. Thurston , (AR Sup. Ct., Aug. 22, 2024), the Arkansas Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision held that the Secretary of State properl...
Thursday, August 08, 2024

Ohio Court Rejects Challenge to Ban on Treatment of Minors for Gender Dysphoria

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In Moe v. Yost ,  (OH Com. Pl., Aug. 6, 2024), an Ohio state trial court held that Ohio's ban on surgical or hormonal treatment of minor...
Friday, August 02, 2024

Utah Supreme Court Upholds Preliminary Injunction Against Law Banning Most Abortions

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 In Planned Parenthood Association of Utah v. State of Utah ,  (UT Sup. Ct., Aug. 1, 2024), the Utah Supreme Court, in a 4-1 decision, affir...