Jan 18 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Rudy Giuliani, three other Trump allies In our news wrap Tuesday, a congressional committee subpoenaed former Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani in the Jan. 6 investigation. A federal judge approved a debt restructuring plan that ends Puerto Rico's struggle to emerge from bankruptcy. Warnings flew back and… Continue watching
Dec 28 With Roe v. Wade in peril, state legislatures stand ready to enact new abortion laws By Wilson Ring, Associated Press An expected decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming year to severely restrict abortion rights or overturn Roe v. Wade entirely is setting off a renewed round of abortion battles in state legislatures across the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 13 Uncertainty overwhelms abortion clinics in Louisiana By Roby Chavez The possibility of an imminent Supreme Court decision allowing states to further restrict access has pushed the wait for people seeking abortions in Louisiana to several weeks. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 6:22 How the Supreme Court’s ruling on Texas abortion law could affect reproductive rights By John Yang, Matt Loffman Abortion has been front-and-center at the Supreme Court this term. The justices on Friday issued their opinion on a controversial Texas law, allowing abortion providers to continue challenging the measure in lower courts, but leaving the law in place for… Continue watching
Nov 04 WATCH: Doctors, lawyers testify on Texas abortion law in House Judiciary hearing By Associated Press A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Monday they would allow abortion providers to pursue a court challenge to the controversial Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 7:41 Supreme Court considers ‘chilling effect,’ enforcement of Texas abortion law By John Yang, Geoffrey Lou Guray It has been two months since the nation’s toughest restrictions on abortion took effect in Texas, effectively ending access to abortion in the state. A case against the law has once again reached the highest court in the land. John… Continue watching
Oct 18 Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours, and bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks and before some women know they are pregnant. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 9:05 Texas clinics resume abortions past 6-week mark, but women fear access may be temporary By Meredith Lee, Alex D'Elia, Stephanie Sy In his 113- page order blocking the enforcement of Texas' six week abortion ban law, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman called the law “an unprecedented and aggressive scheme to deprive its citizens of a significant and well-established constitutional right.” But… Continue watching
Oct 07 Abortions resume in some Texas clinics after judge halts law By Paul J. Weber, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Abortions quickly resumed in some Texas clinics Thursday after a federal judge halted the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., but doctors across the state did not rush to resume normal operations with the court battle far from over. Continue reading
Oct 06 Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A federal judge has ordered Texas to suspend a new law that has banned most abortions in the state since September. The order Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman freezes for now the strict abortion law known as Senate… Continue reading