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Judge Daniel P. Jordan III of the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (Northern Division) on Thursday permanently enjoined the state of Mississippi from "enforcing, threatening to enforce, or otherwise applying the provisions...

JURIST Contributing Editor William G. Ross of the Cumberland School of Law discusses the implications that the choice to vote for either presidential candidate in this upcoming election will have in the Supreme Court... Since this year's presidential election is...

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a state law adding new licensing and inspection rules for facilities that perform abortions is unconstitutional. The court found that the law violated a provision ...

A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary injunction against Arkansas' suspension of Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood . Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson terminated the Medicaid funding last year following national controversy...

JURIST Guest Columnists Greg Barns of RMIT University Graduate School of Business and Law and Anna Talbot of Australian Lawyers Alliance discuss the need for improved policies regarding refugees in Australia... On Tuesday Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, stood in...

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took steps on Wednesday towards allowing late-term abortions in New York. Schneiderman claims that Supreme Court rulings allow late-term abortions in cases where the mother's...

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...

JURIST Guest Columnist Maya Manian of the University of San Francisco School of Law discusses the history of abortion laws, and how Whole Woman's Health has impacted women's constitutional right to access abortion care...As numerous commentators have noted, the Supreme...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Friday blocked the diversion of public funds from Planned Parenthood clinics across Ohio. Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and Planned Parenthood of...

In a 4-1 opinion on Friday, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that the state's parental "notification law" requiring doctors to inform the parents of minors seeking an abortion is unconstitutional, and cannot be enforced. The Court...