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ACLU sues Idaho over legal opinion expanding abortion restrictions

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday announced it had filed a lawsuit to block the application of a legal opinion in connection with Idaho’s abortion laws. The opinion, authored by Idaho Attorney General (AG) Raúl Labrador, concerns § 18-622(2) of the Idaho Criminal Code.

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

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But local governments operate under varying legal parameters, and the Ninth Circuit decision has different implications for different building electrification requirements depending on location, legal landscape, and policy approach. This post is not expressing a legal opinion on Ithaca’s code.) Under EPCA, the U.S.

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

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The US Supreme Court announced Monday it will review the legality of state efforts to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors — a contentious issue in a nation deeply divided over transgender rights and the role of medical intervention in youth gender identity. The case, US v.

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Biden signs executive order authorizing federal funds for abortion patients traveling across state lines

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Biden signed the order in a video call to the first meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access , established after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and led by Vice President Kamala Harris. In his remarks before signing, Biden said: I believe Roe got it right.

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Can the Eighth Amendment Protect Transgender Incarcerees?

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In September 2017, Adree Edmo , an incarcerated transgender woman, sued the Idaho Department of Corrections for refusing to provide her with medically necessary transition surgery, saying the refusal violated the Eighth Amendment. Courtesy Idaho Press. However, no Supreme Court decisions are currently expected on the issue.

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes filed a lawsuit in federal court in Idaho challenging the U.S. Idaho, filed Dec. UK Supreme Court Overturned an Appellate Court Decision, Allowing the Approval Process for a Third Runway at Heathrow International Airport to Move Forward. Friends of the Headwaters v. filed Dec.

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