Wisconsin supreme court seems hostile to 1849 abortion ban in oral arguments
Status of abortion in state has been contested since Roe was overturned, triggering the 175-year-old ban into effect Read more at The Guardian
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Will state laws protect abortion under a Trump presidency? Probably not
“State constitutions provide no protection whatsoever against Comstock Act, against the Trump national abortion ban, against fetal personhood within the 14th Amendment,” Cohen explained. “Which is why there were many of us who were trying to get the word out before the election, that if you really do care about reproductive freedom and vote accordingly … Read more
State supreme court races could determine abortion access in several states
Whether or not abortion rights are directly on the ballot, voters in the 33 states with state supreme court elections will shape the future of abortion access. These justices, as the ultimate arbiters of state constitutional law, will decide on medical exceptions, state constitutional protections for abortion and the possibility of future ballot initiatives. Read … Read more
More abortion ballot measures are set to pass. Then state courts will have their say.
In Arizona, progressive groups are holding events and knocking on doors to make GOP-appointed state Supreme Court Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn King the first in state history to lose a retention vote by reminding voters the pair ruled this year to uphold an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions. Read more at Politico
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Takes Credit For Arkansas Supreme Court Abortion Ballot Question Decision
The Arkansas Supreme Court sided with state officials in a ruling on Thursday that will keep an abortion rights question off the ballot in November over what is, essentially, a paperwork issue. The court upheld state officials’ decision to reject certain signatures that were collected by paid petitioners. The officials had found that the organizers … Read more
Here’s the latest example of how conservatives have gamed state supreme courts to restrict abortion
In Ohio, for instance, Republican lawmakers threatened to strip state courts of their jurisdiction to hear abortion law challenges after voters constitutionally protected access to the procedure last November. In 2023 alone, the Brennan Center identified 124 bills undermining judicial independence introduced in 29 states, with legislation passing in Utah, Idaho, and Mississippi. Both parties … Read more
Nebraska top court upholds law combining abortion and gender-affirming care restrictions
A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming healthcare for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, the state supreme court ruled on Friday. Read more at The Guardian
Iowa’s ban on abortions after 6 weeks will go into effect next week
A district court judge for Polk County said the law can be fully enforced starting July 29 at 8 a.m. CT, to allow time for medical providers to receive notice of the change. The ACLU of Iowa tried earlier this month to petition the Iowa Supreme Court to rehear the case, but the court denied that … Read more
Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
Chief Justice Susan Christensen emphatically delivered a dissent, writing: “Today, our court’s majority strips Iowa women of their bodily autonomy by holding that there is no fundamental right to terminate a pregnancy under our state constitution. I cannot stand by this decision.” Read more at NBC News
‘They have no options’: Texas court dims hope of timely abortion care for high-risk patients
Kristen Anaya was told she must be on the cusp of death before doctors would give a life-saving abortion Read more at The Guardian