Justices Take Louisiana Abortion Case, Marking Major New Term
The justices, acting on hundreds of petitions that piled up over the summer recess, granted review in June Medical Services v. Gee. The case and a companion case Gee v. June Medical Services will be argued early in 2020.
October 04, 2019 at 09:43 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday waded back into the long-running battle over abortion rights, agreeing to hear a case challenging a Louisiana law that made it more difficult for physicians to perform abortions.
The court did not act on another petition challenging an Indiana law that requires an ultrasound as part of an informed-consent waiting period for women seeking abortions.
The justices, acting on hundreds of petitions that piled up over the summer recess, granted review in June Medical Services v. Gee. The case and a companion case, Gee v. June Medical Services, will be argued early in 2020.
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