Richmond Medical Center for Women v. Herring, US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, May 20, 2008 . Read the full text of the opinion ....
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Federal appeals court strikes down Virginia 'partial birth' abortion ban
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Virginia law banning certain types of late-term abortions is unconstitutional. In 2005, a panel of judges on the same court declared...
Chile high court blocks free distribution of morning-after pill
The Constitutional Court of Chile on Friday blocked a government-sponsored program that distributed emergency contraceptives to women as young as 14 free of charge. The program , approved by the Supreme Court in February, was introduced...
Former Liberia militia commander testifies at Taylor war crimes trial
A former militia commander testified Wednesday before the Special Court for Sierra Leone at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor , describing scare tactics used by Taylor to intimidate...
The resignation of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer Wednesday following disclosure of his involvement with a prostitution ring subject to a federal wiretap has interrupted and potentially compromised a series of...
Federal judge refuses to allow Illinois abortion notification law to take effect
The US District Court for the Northern District Illinois has refused to dissolve an injunction barring the enforcement of Illinois' Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995 , which would require physicians to notify the parents of...
JURIST Guest Columnist Shubhankar Dam of the Singapore Management University School of Law says that in pursuit of their goals of judicial restoration and political change Pakistan's lawyers may at this stage be well-advised to reconsider the wisdom of boycotting...
Arizona Life Coalition, Inc., v. Stacey Stanton, et. al., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, January 28, 2008 . Read the full text of...
Federal appeals court rules Arizona must allow anti-abortion license plates
A three-judge panel of the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled Monday that Arizona residents should be able to purchase specialty license plates bearing the slogan "Choose Life." The Ninth Circuit held that the Arizona...
Choose Life of Missouri, Inc., et al., v. Trish Vincent, et al., US District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Western Division, January 23, 2008 [ruling that Missouri cannot deny an anti-abortion group's application for specialty license plate with...