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Injunction on Florida’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Revoked Automatically Upon Appeal, Law to Remain in Effect
Shortly after a state trial court officially issued an order blocking the state’s 15-week abortion ban on the ground it likely violates Florida’s state constitution and will cause irreparable harm, the state appealed the ruling, triggering an automatic stay of that injunction under Florida state law
Florida Court Will Block 15-Week Abortion Ban
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** State Court to Resume Oral Arguments in Florida Abortion Ban Case ahead of July 1
The Second Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County, Florida will resume hearing arguments on the plaintiffs’ request for a temporary injunction in Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida v. Florida — a case challenging Florida’s House Bill 5 (HB 5).
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled today in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, siding with a public-school football coach who demanded the right to pray with his players after games at the 50-yard-line.
State Court to Hear Testimony and Legal Arguments in Florida Abortion Ban Case
The Second Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County, Florida will hear testimony and arguments on the plaintiffs’ request for a temporary injunction in Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida v. Florida — a case challenging Florida’s House Bill 5 (HB 5), a ban on abortion after 15 weeks.