Derek Reinbold  //  12/24/17  //  Topic Update


Another federal judge blocked a Trump Administration executive order that would allow employers with religious objections to refuse employee’s contraceptive coverage as a part of healthcare plans. (Politico)  

  • Linda Greenhouse (NYT) notes how this ruling by Judge Beetlestone and recent D.D.C. rulings on access to abortion showcase the importance of federal judges.

A federal district court in Michigan has upheld a right to display signs depicting aborted fetuses (Volokh).

  • This case pertains to the Supreme Court’s decision in Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville, writes Eugene Volokh.

Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

A year after President Trump's reinstatement of the global gag rule, banning U.S. funding to foreign organizations that promote or provide abortion, advocacy groups report significant harms to health services. HHS's new religious freedom division constitutes a new attack on women's health, wrote Jamille Fields at The Hill.

Updates | The Week of January 15, 2018

1/14/18  //  Daily Update

Texas argues in court that undocumented women seeking abortions have no substantive due process rights. The Trump Administration maintains its blanket policy and prevents another undocumented minor from getting an abortion.

Updates | The Week of December 18, 2017

12/24/17  //  Daily Update

Another federal judge blocked a Trump Administration executive order that would allow employers with religious objections to refuse employee's contraceptive coverage as a part of healthcare plans. A federal district court in Michigan has upheld a right to display signs depicting aborted fetuses.