article thumbnail

Arizona Supreme Court accepts abortion ballot initiative description, putting question to voters

JURIST

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a 200-word description of a ballot initiative to enshrine a right to abortion in the state’s constitution was valid and determined voters would see the initiative on the statewide general election ballot.

Court 211
article thumbnail

Licensed doctors can perform abortions up to 15 weeks, Arizona court rules

JURIST

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Friday that licensed physicians can legally perform abortions insofar as the fetus is less than 15 weeks old. In September 2022, a trial court ruled that a 1901 near-total abortion ban could be enforced following Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Arizona court bars wording of abortion-related ballot initiative pamphlet in constitutional amendment case

JURIST

The Maricopa County Superior Court of Arizona on Friday barred the wording of an abortion-related ballot initiative pamphlet explaining a constitutional amendment proposal. ” The Arizona Constitution allows for fifteen percent of voters to propose legislation. The court ruled in favor of AAA.

Court 197
article thumbnail

US Supreme Court rules Arizona death row inmate entitled to second post conviction relief petition

JURIST

The US Supreme Court Wednesday granted a request by death row inmate John Cruz for post conviction relief from his 2005 death sentence. In an opinion by Justice Sotomayor, the court ruled that the Arizona Supreme Court incorrectly held that the 2016 case Lynch v.

article thumbnail

“Abortion in Arizona set to be illegal in nearly all circumstances, state high court rules”

HowAppealing

“Abortion in Arizona set to be illegal in nearly all circumstances, state high court rules”: Ray Stern and Stacey Barchenger of The Arizona Republic have this report. Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star reports that “ Court ruling makes nearly all abortions in Arizona illegal.”

article thumbnail

Arizona Supreme Court determines abortion law from 1864 is enforceable

JURIST

Kristin Mayes/Hazelrigg , was initiated in 1971, two years before the US Supreme Court determined abortion access was a constitutional right in Roe v. The focus is on a law from 1864, established shortly after Arizona was designated as a US territory by the Senate and decades before it attained statehood. The 2022 ruling Dobbs v.

Laws 249
article thumbnail

Arizona court rules 1901 state abortion ban may be enforced

JURIST

An Arizona court Friday ruled that the state’s 1901 abortion ban may be enforced. ” Arizona’s Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs expressed outrage and, if elected governor, promised to do all in her power to reclaim the right to abortion, including using veto powers.