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Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban

JURIST

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans into law on Tuesday in the hope of having the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Anyone performing or attempting to perform an abortion could be found guilty of a felony and subject to up to $100,000 in fines and up to 10 years in prison.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

The Crime Report

Wade, o pponents of abortion are pushing for stricter bans at state levels—even criminalizing women who travel outside their states where abortion remains legal. Performing an abortion or attempted abortion are felony offenses. Law : Arkansas SB149 2019. Performing an abortion is a felony offense.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The court denied cert on Monday. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan, filed an opinion dissenting from the court’s denial of summary vacatur.

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