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US federal judge blocks request to reinstate abortion ban in Guam

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A federal court in Guam Friday denied a request to reinstate a total abortion ban on the island of Guam. The Attorney General of Guam Douglas Moylan filed the motion to reinstate the ban. Wade , does not impact the statute’s constitutionality. 20-134 , should remain in effect. Public Law No.

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Reschedule Watch: Birthright citizenship and torts to members of the armed forces

SCOTUSBlog

People born in the other territories — Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. permits courts to defer to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ construction of a statute designed to benefit veterans, without first considering the pro-veteran canon of construction; and (2) whether Chevron should be overruled.

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