Georgia Judge Lifts 6-Week Abortion Ban
Georgia Restores Abortion Ban After Judge’s “Handmaid’s Tale” Warning
This decision comes just one week after a Fulton County Superior Judge overturned the Georgia law, arguing that it was unconstitutional and issuing a dire warning on how the ban could set up a dystopian world similar to the one portrayed in The Handmaid’s Tale.
Georgia judge strikes down state abortion ban: Opposing sides in southwest Georgia share thoughts
A Fulton County judge overturned Georgia’s six-week abortion ban on Sept. 2. Days later, the state’s Republican attorney general appealed the judge’s ruling. On Monday, Georgia's Supreme Court reinstated the six-week ban while the appeal is heard.
Georgia Judge Lifts Six-Week Abortion Ban After Deaths of Two Women Who Couldn’t Access Care
Abortion clinics rushed to provide care after a judge rejected the state’s ban, an order that could soon be paused by a higher court. It’s only the latest development since ProPublica reported the deaths of Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller.
What a Georgia Judge’s Decision to Strike Down Six-Week Abortion Ban Means
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his decision that the six-week abortion ban, which was passed in 2019 but went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, violated Georgia’s constitution. The decision allows the state to resume abortions up until about 22 weeks of pregnancy.
No one expects a judge's rollback of Georgia's abortion ban to be the last word
When a Georgia judge overturned the state's abortion ban this week, abortion rights advocates praised the ruling and opponents denounced it — all knowing the state's top court could put it on hold in coming days or weeks.
Republican-Appointed Judge Strikes Down Georgia Abortion Law
A Georgia judge declared Monday that the state's abortion law, which restricted the procedure to the first six weeks of pregnancy, is unconstitutional. The order from Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney,
Georgia's six-week abortion ban ruled unconstitutional by Fulton County judge
Georgia's six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled Monday, permitting abortions to resume later into pregnancies. The order means the state can't enforce the six-week ban that took effect in 2022. Abortions may continue to be performed until around 22 weeks of pregnancy.
Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
A Georgia judge has struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.
Judge's Overturning of Georgia Abortion Ban Challenged by Attorney General
Georgia's Republican Attorney General Chris Carr has challenged a judge's overturning of the state's six-week abortion ban. On Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the ban—which was instated in 2022 and effectively outlawed abortions beyond six weeks of pregnancy—violated Georgia's state constitution.
Capitol Recap: Judge strikes down Georgia’s abortion law — at least for now
Georgia’s six-week ban on most abortions is now on hold after a Fulton County judge ruled it illegal under the state constitution. That means the state’s previous abortion law, which allowed the procedure up until about 22 weeks of pregnancy,
Georgia AG asks state's high court to reinstate six-week abortion ban
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is asking the state's Supreme Court to reinstate its six-week abortion ban, after a county judge earlier this week ruled it unconstitutional.
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Georgia judge tosses voting machine lawsuit
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Federal judge puts Biden's student loan cancellation on hold again after a day of legal whiplash
A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden's latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, ...