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State Courts Are Blocking Abortion Bans Left and Right. Republicans Have a Plan to Stop Them.
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State Courts Are Blocking Abortion Bans Left and Right. Republicans Have a Plan to Stop Them.

Slate Magazine·Mary Ziegler·28 days ago
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Jurisprudence Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Sign up for  Executive Dysfunction , a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story each week about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing back. You’ll also receive updates on the latest from Slate’s Jurisprudence team. Anti-abortion groups have had their share of trouble since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, even in red-state courts in places like Tennessee , Wyoming , Montana , and Utah . But instead of reversing course or postponing bold action until the midterms, some Republicans are looking to change the way courts themselves do business. That’s a recent lesson coming out of Utah and Tennessee. In a Utah suit filed in 2022 , Planned Parenthood argued that the state’s abortion ban violates more than one part of its constitution. In 2024, the Utah Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the criminal law . The case then went back to a trial court for further proceedings. For Republicans, it seemed that the writing was on the wall.…

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