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Idaho Judge Issues $250K Arrest Warrant for Infamous Anti-Government Activist

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An Idaho judge has issued a $250,000 arrest warrant for anti-government activist Ammon Bundy, the man who organized a takeover of an Oregon wildlife reserve that left one of his supporters dead, Andrew Buncombe reports for The Guardian. Bundy fell foul of the court after not attending hearings in relation to a $52.5m

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ACLU sues Idaho over legal opinion expanding abortion restrictions

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The opinion, authored by Idaho Attorney General (AG) Raúl Labrador, concerns § 18-622(2) of the Idaho Criminal Code. In the lawsuit, the ACLU and Idaho physicians claim the interpretation is a “gross overreach into their medical practices.” Idaho defines life as beginning at fertilization.

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“She Needed an Emergency Abortion. Doctors in Idaho Put Her on a Plane. In states that have banned abortion, hospitals have struggled to treat pregnant women facing health risks. A Supreme Court decision this week did not help.”

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Doctors in Idaho Put Her on a Plane. A Supreme Court decision this week did not help.” “She Needed an Emergency Abortion. In states that have banned abortion, hospitals have struggled to treat pregnant women facing health risks. ” Kate Zernike of The New York Times has this report.

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Ninth Circuit Holds Berkeley’s Gas Ban Preempted by U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act

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In 2021, the District Court ruled that the Berkeley ordinance was not preempted by EPCA , rejecting the notion that EPCA preempts local ordinances that do “not facially address any of those [energy conservation or energy use] standards.” Under EPCA, the U.S. Berkeley has not yet said whether it will appeal the Ninth Circuit’s ruling.

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US Supreme Court to rule on legality of gender-affirming care bans for transgender youth

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A handful of states — Alabama, Florida, Idaho, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, according to the advocacy group MAP — make it a felony to provide gender-affirming care to youths.

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Idaho Brings Challenges to Emergency Abortion Access to Supreme Court

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The state of Idaho and the Alliance Defending Freedom, an American conservative Christian legal advocacy group, have appealed to the Supreme Court to allow an Idaho law that would penalize abortion providers, Carter Sherman reports for The Guardian.

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US Supreme Court declines to review Texas emergency abortion case

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The US Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration’s appeal to review a lower court decision that bars emergency abortions violating Texas’ strict abortion ban on Monday, leaving in place restrictions on emergency abortion care in the state.

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