(AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday will consider whether Missouri can implement a sweeping law aimed at limiting abortions. The law adopted in 2019 would ban abortions at or around the eighth week of pregnancy. It also would prohibit abortions based on a Down syndrome diagnosis. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a St. Louis traffic ordinance cited in the arrest of a woman during a 2017 march is not unconstitutional. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling in a case arising from the Women’s March in January 2017. Jessica…
A federal appeals court panel has blocked Missouri from enforcing a sweeping state abortion law that bans the procedures at or after eight weeks of pregnancy. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis handed down the ruling Wednesday. The panel heard arguments in September in the legal battle…