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Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery continue
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that patients can, for now, continue to access by mail the most commonly used abortion pill, handing antiabortion advocates a defeat in their push to restrict medication abortion.
Supreme Court backs anti-abortion pregnancy centers in New Jersey case
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the operator of Christian faith-based anti-abortion "crisis pregnancy centers" in New Jersey that is trying to impede a state investigation into whether the facilities engage in deceptive practices.
For aging Supreme Court justices, the politics of retirement looms large
The retirement prospects of Supreme Court justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas raise political stakes amid looming elections and potential vacancies.
Abortion pill ban is unconstitutional, Wyoming’s top court rules
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the state’s near-total abortion ban and a first-of-its-kind prohibition on abortion pills, saying that the laws violated the state constitution.
Florida sues Planned Parenthood over abortion pill safety
Florida’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, claiming the organization is “misrepresenting the safety” of abortion pills.
Abortions canceled again in Missouri after ruling from state Supreme Court
Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state’s top court ordered new rulings in the tumultuous legal saga over a ban that voters struck down last November.
Case of brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support raises legal, ethical questions
The case of a pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead and has been on life support for three months has given rise to complicated questions about abortion law and whether a fetus is a person.
Missouri lawmakers advance proposed repeal of abortion-rights measure approved by voters
Missouri’s Republican-led House advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday asking voters to repeal an abortion-rights measure they narrowly approved last year and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest.
Man will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
A California man will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C, nearly three years ago, the defendant's attorneys said in a court filing on Wednesday.
Missouri Lawyers Media Lawyers of the Year kept Amendment 3 on state ballot
It was something out of a movie: a hodgepodge team of lawyers in different practice areas from across the state, no sleep, tight deadlines and one goal — to keep an amendment enshrining abortion rights in the Missouri constitution on the ballot.
Commentary: Overrule of Roe v. Wade prefigured by Supreme Court land use decision
Whatever you think of the result in the recent Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the breathtaking changes wrought by the current United States Supreme Court in that case could have been anticipated by the decision in a land use case three years ago.
Shot aimed at same-sex marriage leaves family lawyers to worry, plan
With Roe v. Wade gone, lawyers — particularly those in family law — are left to wonder: What’s next?
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