Federal judge blocks Florida law defunding Planned Parenthood
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Thursday permanently blocked portions of a Florida law that would stop funding to Planned Parenthood following Governor Rick Scott's decision...
Federal judge blocks Florida efforts to cut Planned Parenthood funding
US District Judge Robert Hinkle issued a preliminary injunction on Thursday blocking provisions of a new Florida law that would cut state funding to clinics that provide abortions. Though the law was planned to take effect on...
The Florida Supreme Court on Friday granted a motion to suspend the state's mandatory 24-hour waiting period for abortions. The ban shall remain suspended until the court determines whether it will accept jurisdiction over the case....
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday halted the execution of a Texas man who was convicted of killing his children while their mother listened on the phone. John Battaglia was scheduled...
Mississippi lawmakers propose bill allowing execution by firing squad
Mississippi lawmakers on Saturday reintroduced a bill that would allow for execution by firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection. Attorney General Jim Hood stated earlier this year that he planned...
Florida governor signs abortion bill ending funding to clinics
Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday signed a bill into law that will cut off state funding to clinics providing abortions as well as impose more restrictions on abortions in the state. The law,...
Texas carries out execution after Supreme Court denies appeal
Authorities in the US state of Texas on Tuesday executed a 33-year-old man accused of killing a city code enforcement officer. Adam Ward has been on death row in Texas since 2007 . The US Supreme Court dismissed...
Florida Governor Rick Scott on Monday signed into law a bill revamping the state's death penalty law. The changes are in response to the US Supreme Court ruling in January that the state's previous sentencing...
The Florida legislature sent Governor Rick Scott a bill on Thursday revamping the state's death penalty law. The changes are in response to the US Supreme Court ruling in January that the state's current sentencing...
JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr. of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (ASU), John L. Hick of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Dan Hanfling of the UPMC Center for Health Security and...
