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Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing
2 weeks ago

Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing

Associated Press  

PASADENA, Calif. — A federal appeals court scrutinized the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical care on Tuesday, weighing whether the ban criminalizing abortions should be enforceable in life- and health-threatening situations. Circuit Court of Appeals panel of 11 judges to urgently lift the injunction preventing the state from enforcing its abortion ban in emergency room settings, …

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In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions
5 months, 3 weeks ago

In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration told emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health, following last week’s Supreme Court ruling that failed to settle a legal dispute over whether state abortion bans override a federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment. It continued, “And yet, we have heard story after story …

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Opinion: If you were relieved by the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings this term, think again
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: If you were relieved by the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings this term, think again

LA Times  

Demonstrators gather outside the Supreme Court on Friday after the justices kicked the can down the road on whether federal law guaranteeing emergency medical care trumps state abortion bans. Emergency access to abortion has been a flashpoint in the chaotic aftermath of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the right to terminate a pregnancy in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization …

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What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears ready to rule that hospitals in Idaho may provide medically necessary abortions to stabilize patients at least for now, despite the state’s strict abortion law, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on Wednesday to the court’s website and obtained by Bloomberg News. The Biden administration argues that Idaho’s law …

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US Supreme Court accidentally releases major information on abortion ruling in Idaho
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US Supreme Court accidentally releases major information on abortion ruling in Idaho

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court accidentally released an opinion that hints that abortions will be allowed in Idaho in case of medical emergencies. US Supreme Court accidentally releases major information on abortion ruling in Idaho The opinion seems to have been leaked by mistake. The published opinion shows that the supreme court would reject Idaho’s challenge citing that abortions should be …

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Arkansas Supreme Court reinstates rule eliminating ‘X’ option for sex on licenses and IDs
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Arkansas Supreme Court reinstates rule eliminating ‘X’ option for sex on licenses and IDs

Associated Press  

— The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday reinstated an agency rule prohibiting residents from using “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards. The rule change made Arkansas the latest among Republican states taking steps to legally define sex as binary, which critics say is essentially erasing transgender and nonbinary people’s existences and creating uncertainty …

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Supreme Court allows Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions
6 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court allows Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions

NPR  

Supreme Court allows Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, in a 6-3 opinion, temporarily allowed abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho. The decision reinstates a lower court ruling that temporarily allowed hospitals in the state to perform emergency abortions to protect the life of the mother, and …

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In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law
11 months, 3 weeks ago

In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The administration issued guidance that year saying hospitals “must” provide abortion services if there’s a risk to the mother’s life, citing the …

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Credit Suisse rescue package rejected by Swiss parliament
1 year, 8 months ago

Credit Suisse rescue package rejected by Swiss parliament

Hindustan Times  

Switzerland's parliament rejected on Wednesday the government's 109 billion Swiss francs aid for Credit Suisse's merger with UBS, leaving the fallen bank's hastily arranged rescue without a largely symbolic parliamentary blessing. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo While the upper house had approved the government's contribution to the rescue package, parliament's lower, and larger chamber, pushed back again on Wednesday. Following a day …

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Indian state passes historic first ‘right to health’ law. So why are doctors unhappy?
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian state passes historic first ‘right to health’ law. So why are doctors unhappy?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The law passed on 21 March by the state …

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Idaho can’t enforce abortion ban in medical emergencies
2 years, 3 months ago

Idaho can’t enforce abortion ban in medical emergencies

Associated Press  

A federal judge in Idaho has barred the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies over concerns that it violates a federal law on emergency care. Much of Idaho’s law will still go into effect Thursday, but U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled Wednesday the state cannot prosecute anyone who is performing an abortion in an …

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EXPLAINER: Does health care law protect emergency abortion?
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Does health care law protect emergency abortion?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has filed its first legal challenge to a state abortion ban since the end of Roe v. Wade, arguing Idaho’s restrictive abortion law leaves doctors facing criminal penalties for providing abortion-related medical care to women in life-threatening medical situations. The Justice Department may have a strong argument in the Idaho case filed under federal health …

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TN Plans 'Emergency Law' to Ban Online Gambling as Chennai Woman's Death by Suicide Triggers Outrage
2 years, 6 months ago

TN Plans 'Emergency Law' to Ban Online Gambling as Chennai Woman's Death by Suicide Triggers Outrage

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday ordered the formation of a committee to pass an emergency law against online gambling in the state. AIADMK coordinator O Paneerselvam urged the Tamil Nadu government to take concrete steps against online gambling that has been responsible for bringing “many families to the streets.” The Paatali Makkal Katchi, the political arm …

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Nicaragua authorises deployment of Russian military forces
2 years, 6 months ago

Nicaragua authorises deployment of Russian military forces

Al Jazeera  

Russia says the measure is ‘routine,’ and the troops will be in Nicaragua for purposes of training, law enforcement or emergency response. The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has authorised Russian troops, planes and ships to deploy to Nicaragua for purposes of training, law enforcement or emergency response. In a decree published this week, and confirmed by Russia on …

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Discussion On Book "India's Undeclared Emergency: Constitution, Law and the Politics of Resistance"
2 years, 11 months ago

Discussion On Book "India's Undeclared Emergency: Constitution, Law and the Politics of Resistance"

Live Law  

Dear All, The All India Lawyers Association for Justice invites you to a book discussion on "India's Undeclared Emergency: Constitution, Law and the Politics of Resistance". He is also currently pursuing his PHD at the National Law School of India University in which he is looking at the legal and political thought of Babasaheb Ambedkar. Shahrukh Alam read law at …

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California justices won’t limit governor’s emergency powers
3 years, 4 months ago

California justices won’t limit governor’s emergency powers

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to consider reining in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic, leaving in place a lower court’s ruling that the governor acted within his authority. The lawmakers had wanted the high court to overturn a decision in May by three judges from the 3rd District Court of Appeal …

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Gov. Newsom rebuked by Sutter County court for use of executive power amid COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Gov. Newsom rebuked by Sutter County court for use of executive power amid COVID-19 pandemic

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, seen during a springtime COVID-19 briefing, faced a legal challenge over his authority to issue broad executive orders without legislative approval. Sutter County Superior Court Judge Sarah Heckman also issued an injunction barring the governor from taking executive action that “changes existing statutory law or makes new statutory law or legislative policy,” rebuking a governor who has relied …

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