Planned Parenthood Seeks To Block Idaho's Near-total Abortion Ban
Planned Parenthood on Wednesday urged Idaho's top court to stop a state law criminalizing nearly all abortions from taking effect later this month, arguing that it would prevent women from getting abortions necessary to save their lives.
Court Allows Georgia 'Heartbeat' Abortion Ban To Take Effect
A Georgia law banning abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected, typically around six weeks, will take effect after a federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to it by abortion providers.
U.S. Appeals Court Revives Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Lawsuit
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit by a Georgia man claiming Bayer AG's Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer, the latest in a string of legal defeats for the company as it seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.
Utah Judge Blocks State's Sweeping New Abortion Ban
A state court judge in Utah on Monday blocked a sweeping new abortion ban from taking effect following the U.S.
Bayer, BASF Win New Trial On $60 Million Damage Award In U.S. Weedkiller Lawsuit
Bayer AG and BASF have won a new trial on $60 million in punitive damages they were ordered to pay a Missouri peach farmer who said dicamba, a herbicide they produced, drifted onto his orchard and harmed his crops.
Abortion Drug Maker Says Mississippi Can't Ban Pill Despite Supreme Court Ruling
The maker of a drug used in medication abortions has told a federal judge that the U.S.
U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs UnitedHealth Group Challenge On Medicare Overpayments
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear UnitedHealth Group Inc's challenge to a government rule requiring private insurers that administer federally funded Medicare plans to return potentially billions of dollars in overpayments they receive based on incorrect diagnoses.
Iowa Top Court Rejects Right To Abortion, Revives Waiting Period Law
Iowa's highest court on Friday ruled that the state's constitution does not include a "fundamental right" to abortion, reversing its own finding from four years ago and reviving a law requiring women to wait 24 hours after an initial appointment before getting an abortion.
Arkansas Asks Appeals Court To Revive Gender Transition Ban For Minors
Arkansas on Wednesday urged a federal appeals court to revive the state's first-of-its-kind law prohibiting doctors from providing puberty blockers, hormones and surgery as part of gender transition treatment for minors.
Florida Abortion Ban Violates Jews' Religious Freedom, Lawsuit Says
Florida's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy violates the religious freedom of Jews because Jewish law requires the procedure in some cases, a Boynton Beach synagogue said in a lawsuit.
Factbox-Litigation Over School Shootings Brings Mixed Results
Mass school shootings, like the one that killed 21 people last week in an Uvalde, Texas elementary school, have frequently led to litigation against school officials, law enforcement, perpetrators' families and gun manufacturers.
U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Most Of Florida Social Media Law
Most of a Florida law that sought to stop social media companies from restricting users' political speech violates the companies' free speech rights and cannot be enforced, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday, agreeing with a lower court.
Arkansas Sues Drugmakers, Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Costs
Arkansas's attorney general on Wednesday accused drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers of colluding to drive up the price of insulin drugs, the latest in a series of lawsuits to take aim at skyrocketing costs for the life-sustaining medicine.
Rhode Island Top Court Upholds State Abortion Rights Law
Rhode Island's highest court on Wednesday upheld a state law guaranteeing its citizens' right to abortion, just as abortion rights at the national level appear to be in jeopardy.
US Securities Law Can Cover Cryptocurrencies, Judge Rules
U.S. securities law can be used to prosecute fraud cases over cryptocurrency offerings, a New York federal judge ruled on Tuesday in what appeared to be the first court decision to address the issue.
