Federal Court: Medication Abortions Can Proceed In Texas
A federal appeals court is allowing medication abortions to proceed in Texas despite an order suspending nonessential procedures.
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Federal Appeals Court Panel Reaffirms Texas Abortion Ban Under Coronavirus Limits
The decision allows the ban while litigation continues. Top state Republican officials have said abortion is an elective procedure and should be suspended to save medical supplies during the pandemic.
Surgeon General Says 'Over 90% Of The Country' Is Doing Right Thing To Fight Virus
"The American people have the power to change the trajectory of this epidemic if we come together like we have after past tragedies in this county," the U.S. Surgeon General told ABC on Tuesday.
As The Pandemic Spreads, Battles Over Abortion Play Out In Court
Republican officials in several states have sought to suspend abortions during the pandemic.
As Missouri Clinic Awaits Its Legal Fate, Abortions In State Have Virtually Halted
The state has one remaining clinic in St. Louis, but Planned Parenthood officials say just three abortions were performed there in February, down from 174 in the same month a year ago.
'Whiplash' Of LGBTQ Protections And Rights, From Obama To Trump
The Obama and Trump administrations have used their power to shape legal interpretations of "sex discrimination" in very different ways. Here's a rundown on what's changed for LGBTQ rights in the U.S.
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Dismiss 'D.C. Sniper' Case Following Virginia Parole Law
Lawyers for Lee Boyd Malvo, who shot and killed 10 people as a teen and was sentenced to life in prison without parole, pulled the case from the high court. Under a new law, he could seek parole.
'Supreme Inequality' Makes A Case That The Top U.S. Court Has Widened The Wealth Gap
Lawyer and journalist Adam Cohen explores five decades of Supreme Court opinions and comes to a rueful conclusion: These decisions have greatly exacerbated the space between rich and poor.
Supreme Court Pipeline Fight Could Disrupt How The Appalachian Trail Is Run
The Appalachian Trail is at the center of a legal case before the Supreme Court on Monday involving a proposed gas pipeline. Trail officials say it has become a football between the case's two sides.
Thousands Of Fetal Remains, Found After Abortion Provider's Death, Buried In Indiana
The 2,411 fetal remains were buried in a single donated grave in South Bend, Ind., during a service presided over by Indiana's Republican attorney general, Curtis Hill.