Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking/trending news blogger for MSNBC Digital. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.
A lawsuit against Alabama’s attorney general over his threat to prosecute organizations that help people cross state lines for an abortion can proceed, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson found that the groups that brought the complaint had sufficiently alleged that Attorney General Steve Marshall’s threats, if carried out, would violate the right to travel and free speech. Thompson’s preliminary ruling, issued Monday, denied Marshall’s request for dismissal.
Marshall’s threat to prosecute such groups, including the West Alabama Women’s Center and the Yellowhammer Fund, goes against right-of-travel jurisprudence, he wrote. “The Constitution protects the right to cross state lines and engage in lawful conduct in other States, including receiving an abortion,” Thompson wrote.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
ACLU's Smart Justice Summit highlights prison reformACLU of Alabama's Smart Justice Summit highlights perceived issues within Alabama's prison system.
Read more »
Alabama lawmaker to file new concealed carry billAn Alabama lawmaker says he is introducing legislation he hopes will strengthen Alabama’s gun laws.
Read more »
South Alabama takes Down Alabama in TuscaloosaMontgomery, Alabama
Read more »
Alabama woman who says police assaulted her after calling 911 files federal lawsuitTwyla Stallworth, a woman from Andalusia, Ala., filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its police department and Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident.
Read more »
Alabama Supreme Court will not toss out Harvest Church lawsuitAttorneys for UMC wanted the lawsuit tossed out, claiming that the dispute was ecclesiastical and must be settled among themselves.
Read more »
Over 200 victims of Jan. 22 floods file lawsuit against City of San DiegoJermaine Ong is a Digital Content Producer at ABC 10News/KGTV in San Diego.
Read more »