Category: Supreme Court

By Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation HARRISBURG, Pa. – The U.S. Supreme Court, in a narrow 5-4 ruling, has struck down a Louisiana law which required abortionists to have admitting privileges at local hospitals.  The High Court ruled in June Medical Services L.L.C. v. Russo that the admitting privileges requirement represented an “undue burden” for women seeking abortions. Chief Justice …

WASHINGTON— Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Louisiana’s 2014 “Unsafe Abortion Protection Act” in a 5-4 decision. The law was before the High Court in June Medical Services, L.L.C. v. Russo. “We are extremely disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Louisiana’s 2014 ‘Unsafe Abortion Protection Act,’” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to …

 By Dave Andrusko If you have time, reading the Supreme Court’s preposterous 5-4 decision gutting Louisiana’s 2014 protective abortion law is very much worth your while. Alas, that Chief Justice John Roberts voted with the four reliably pro-abortion justices in June Medical Services, L.L.C. v. Russo is increasingly less a surprise than a disappointment.   In …

Louisiana’s Unsafe Abortion Protection Act Ruled Unconstitutional By Louisiana Right to Life WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a 5-4 plurality decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in June Medical Services v. Russo, ruling that Louisiana’s 2014 Unsafe Abortion Protection Act is unconstitutional. The Unsafe Abortion Protection Act, known …

By Dave Andrusko Like some/many of you, at 9:59 EST, I said a quick prayer after asking some special friends to join in. In a minute or two, we would know if the U.S. Supreme Court was announcing its decision in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo.  We quickly learned that we wouldn’t have an …

By Dave Andrusko Given the impact of the pandemic and the number of hot-button issues the Supreme Court is addressing this term, it’s probably no surprise that we did not get an opinion today in June Medical Services v. Russo. This is the lawsuit brought against the Louisiana Unsafe Abortion Protection Act, which requires abortionists …

By Dave Andrusko Another day has come and gone and while the Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision in another hot-button case, nothing yet on June Medical Services v. Russo. As you will recall, that is a lawsuit brought against the 2014 Louisiana Unsafe Abortion Protection Act, which requires abortionists “to have the right …

By Dave Andrusko,  We, of course, don’t know the exact date, but it won’t be long before the Supreme Court hands down its decision in June Medical Services v. Russo, the end result of a challenge to Louisiana’s 2014  “Unsafe Abortion Protection Act.” As Louisiana Right to Life explained, there existed a “loophole” to the …

By Dave Andrusko  Over at “Bench Memos,” Ed Whelan writes a provocative column he calls, “This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism.” And because there is no finer (or worse) example of judicial activism than the Supreme Court’s forays into abortion jurisprudence, Ed writes a fair number of columns about the High Court’s decisions. For today, …

June Medical Services v. Russo to Be Released in Coming Weeks Editor’s note. This backgrounder comes from Louisiana Right to Life, NRLC’s state affiliate. As they note, the “June Medical Services v. Russo” case grew out of a challenge to Louisiana’s 2014  “Unsafe Abortion Protection Act.” A decision from the United States Supreme Court is …

By Dave Andrusko At first blush, you may wonder what voice synthesizers and a recent revealing documentary on the life of Roe v. Wade critic Justice Clarence Thomas could possibly have in common. Stay with me for a few paragraphs, and it will all come clear. I ran across this awhile back on the Internet …

By Dave Andrusko Four months back, I wrote about “Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words.” The documentary was about to open (as they say) in selected theatres beginning at the end of January. Produced and directed by Michael Pack, you can view the trailer here.  I mentioned at the time that PBS was …