Abortion rates in US increased by 5% in 2021, the final year it remained a constitutional right under Roe: CDC Wednesday, November 22 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Abortion rates increased by 5% in the United States in 2021, the final year the procedure remained a constitutional right under Roe v. Wade, according to new federal data.In 2021, there were 625,978 abortions reported, according to an annual report published Wednesday... Read More.
How a proposed constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights in Florida could impact access in the state Wednesday, November 15 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A proposed amendment in Florida that would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution is currently at the center of a battle that could be taken up by the state's Supreme Court.State Attorney General Ashley Moody and other groups have asked... Read More.
Police raid on small Kansas newspaper sets off constitutional alarms Tuesday, August 15 by ABC News(MARION, Kan.) -- A police raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper is prompting a First Amendment fight.Surveillance video of the raid on the family-owned Marion County Record newsroom obtained by ABC News shows a police officer reading Miranda Rights to a reporter and other... Read More.
Illinois Supreme Court finds assault weapons ban constitutional Friday, August 11 by ABC News(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The Illinois State Supreme Court found a strict assault weapons ban passed after the Highland Park shooting to be constitutional in a ruling issued Friday.The ruling came in response to a lawsuit that claimed that the ban violated the equal protections... Read More.
Florida group launches initiative to get abortion constitutional amendment on 2024 ballot Tuesday, May 9 by ABC News(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- A coalition in Florida launched an effort Monday to get a question on the ballot in the 2024 general election that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.The group, Floridians Protecting Freedom, is proposing asking voters if they support a constitutional... Read More.
Using 14th Amendment to solve debt ceiling would risk ‘constitutional crisis,’ Yellen says Sunday, May 7 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said invoking the 14th Amendment to get around the debt ceiling and continue borrowing money to pay the nation's bills would risk a "constitutional crisis," downplaying the idea that the amendment would simply solve the looming problem... Read More.
Alec Baldwin claims special prosecutor in ‘Rust’ case violated his constitutional rights Friday, March 24 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Alec Baldwin's attorneys claimed in a new court filing that the now-former special prosecutor who investigated the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust" used the case to advance her career and that public statements made in... Read More.
Ohio abortion rights groups file language for proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday, February 21 by ABC News(COLUMBUS, OH) -- Abortion rights supporters in Ohio took the first step Tuesday in potentially getting the issue on the ballot in November in a statewide election.Two groups -- Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom and Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights -- submitted language to the... Read More.
Supreme Court decision creates confusion over which firearm restrictions are constitutional Friday, January 13 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a New York law limiting the concealed carry of handguns in public areas, there has been an increasing lack of clarity on gun restrictions, experts told ABC News."The [New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v.... Read More.