2022
Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates 6-Week Abortion Ban Amid Appeal Request
The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the state’s 6-week abortion ban amid the review of an appeal from a lower court ruling that had struck down the law.
absentee ballots
N.C. Court Orders Halt To Ballot Mailing Featuring RFK Jr.’s Name Following Appeal
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has blocked the state from sending out absentee ballots as it considers a lawsuit from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is currently looking to be removed from the Tarheel State’s presidential ballot.
18 weeks
Utah Abortion Ban Will Remain Blocked Until Lower Court Assesses Its Constitutionality
Utah’s Supreme Court upheld an abortion ban on Thursday, keeping Utah’s previous abortion law in effect while the case challenging the ban’s constitutionality proceeds in the lower court.
Biden Administration
Supreme Court Officially Rules Emergency Abortions In Idaho Are Allowed
The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Thursday officially ruled that abortions can continue to be performed in Idaho in the case of medical emergencies, just one day after inadvertently posting the opinion briefly before deleting it off their website.
abortion case
Supreme Court Admits To Accidentally Posting Ruling On Pending Abortion Case
The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Wednesday admitted to accidentally posting a document online related to a pending abortion case in Idaho, which was obtained by Bloomberg Law before it was removed from the website.
2017
SCOTUS Declines To Hear Case On Maryland’s Rifle Ban
On Monday, the Supreme Court decided not to take up a challenge to a Maryland law that outlaws specific semi-automatic guns.
appeal
Georgia Appeals Court To Review Ruling That Allowed Fani Willis To Stay On Trump’s Case
On Wednesday, an appeals court in Georgia decided to re-examine a decision made by a lower court that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to carry out her legal prosecution of former President Donald Trump’s “election meddling” case.