Category: judges
Attorney Generals from 18 Different States Ask Supreme Court to Uphold Mississippi’s 15-Week Abortion BanÂ
SFLA Staff | July 31, 2020
Last December, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against a Mississippi law banning abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. The federal appeals court sided with a lower judge’s ruling from 2018 that categorized the abortion ban as “unconstitutional.” “In an unbroken line dating to Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s abortion cases have established (and affirmed, and
Reliably Pro-Choice 9th Circuit Has Now Been Flipped By President Trump
Brenna Lewis | February 24, 2020
The 9th Circuit has ruled in favor of abortion and against pro-life laws, but now that trend may be changing after a number of successful confirmations of Trump-appointed judges. The Los Angeles Times writes, “When President Trump ticks off his accomplishments since taking office, he frequently mentions his aggressive makeover of a key sector of the federal judiciary — the circuit