‘This Court has serious concerns with the Secretary’s application of the election code’s restrictions to Dr. West.’…
Virginia Judge Reverses Own Ruling Letting Non-Doctors Perform First-Trimester Abortions…
A federal judge abandoned his own previous ruling to permit medical professionals who are not doctors to perform first-trimester abortions in Virginia on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson walked back his May 6 ruling that Virginia’s “Physicians-Only Law” requiring doctors to perform first-trimester abortions is “‘unduly burdensome’ and therefore unconstitutional,” The Washington Post […]
Braiding Freedom…
U.S. Supreme Court Vacates Ruling in Missouri Requiring Licensing to Braid Hair. Seriously. A License to Braid Hair…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday vacated an appeals court ruling that supported a lengthy licensing process for hair braiders in Missouri and ordered a judge in St. Louis to dismiss the case. The original lawsuit, filed in 2014, complained that African-style hair braiders were required to obtain a cosmetology license, which takes 1,500 hours […]
Federal Judge Won’t Extend Order Halting Trump Immigration Suspension…
In a swift decision, a federal judge refused Friday to extend a restraining order in Boston that had halted the implementation of President Trump’s controversial immigration ban. US District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton said in a 21-page order that lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union have failed to demonstrate the need for an ongoing […]