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The Supreme Court held a special sitting on September 30, 2022, for the formal investiture ceremony of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. From left to right are Associate Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas; Chief Justice John G. Roberts; and Associate Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson, Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan and Brett Kavanaugh.

Released hours before the new year, the Supreme Court year-end report reminisces about a much older decision: Brown v. Board of Education - a decision used by Chief Justice John Roberts o convey a plea to uphold the court’s rulings.  Read more»

It’s unclear what kind of abortion restrictions will become law in Arizona, as the state waits for a Pima County judge to rule on a 158-year-old abortion near-total abortion ban that Attorney General Mark Brnovich is attempting to reinstate.

Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is again attacking her opponent Katie Hobbs, this time for Hobbs’ claim that Lake wants to criminalize a procedure that woman often need after a miscarriage. Read more»

En este nuevo panorama legal, los programas de residencia deben equilibrar la obediencia a las leyes estatales con el cumplimiento de los estándares de acreditación de su campo.

Los futuros médicos ahora enfrentan barreras para acceder a la capacitación clínica en la atención del aborto, y eso podría limitar el acceso al aborto y a toda la atención obstétrica y ginecológica, incluso cuando advierten sobre una creciente escasez de obstetricia y ginecología. Read more»

In this new legal landscape, residency programs must balance obeying state laws with staying in compliance with their field’s accreditation standards.

In a post-Roe world, thousands of future doctors now face roadblocks to accessing clinical training in abortion care, and experts say these barriers could limit access not just to abortion, but to all obstetric and gynecological care - even as they warn of a growing OB-GYN shortage. Read more»

Protesters filing through Downtown Tucson after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.

A hearing in Planned Parenthood v. Brnovich — which will decide whether a Civil War-era ban on abortion in Arizona can be enforced — will be heard August 19 in Pima County Superior Court. Read more»

More than 1,000 people packed sidewalks on June 24, 2022, at the intersection of Congress and Grande Ave. to protest the Supreme Court's decision to undermine Roe v. Wade.

A group of U.S. House Democrats Monday called for the passage of legislation that would add four justices to the Supreme Court, following the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that provided the constitutional right to abortion. Read more»

If federal courts allow state bans on mail-order abortion medications to take effect, legal experts predict the laws will be difficult to enforce without punishing the patient.

Receiving abortion medications through the mail after consulting with a physician is a gray area of the law that may take years of legal battles to resolve as it will be difficult to prove in courts that the FDA approval preempts state abortion bans, Read more»

A woman protests for abortion rights on July 4, 2022, in Downtown Tucson.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich urged a court in Pima County Wednesday to lift an 51-year-old injunction that protects abortion rights, arguing the Supreme Court's recent decision over abortion should allow officials to again enforce a ban from the state's territorial days. Read more»

The conservative majority of the Supreme Court is making broad changes to American law on a tight timeline in moves that are giving the public, and even several justices, pause. Read more»

Thousands gathered at the Arizona Capitol on June 24, 2022, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that had legalized abortion across America.

In a post-Roe world, those seeking an abortion will have to live in, or travel to, a state where it’s legal - but those who forgo the procedure may need help with an unplanned pregnancy. Read more»

Tucsonans protesting the loss of the right to control their own bodies.

With recent rulings on abortion and guns, the U.S. Supreme Court shows that the justices have gone rogue, dancing with two new favorite partners, whimsy and caprice, cloaked in their obsession with dubious interpretations of history. Read more»

More than 1,000 people packed sidewalks Friday to protest the Supreme Court's decision to undermine Roe v. Wade—the 1973 decision that made abortion legal in the U.S.

Democrats face overwhelming odds heading into the November midterm elections as inflation, rising gas and housing prices and low approval ratings plaguing Democratic legislators - but that was before the Supreme Court overturned down Roe v. Wade. Read more»

More than 1,000 people packed sidewalks at the intersection of Congress and Grande Ave. to  protest the Supreme Court's decision to undermine Roe v. Wade—the 1973 decision that made abortion legal in the U.S.

More than 1,000 people packed sidewalks at the intersection of Congress and Grande Ave. to Friday to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade—the 1973 decision that made abortion legal in the U.S. Read more»

Hundreds protest for abortion rights in early May after a draft decision of the Supreme Court blocking abortion rights in the U.S. was leaked.

While many Arizona Republicans were celebrating Friday's Supreme Court decision, Arizona Democrats and abortion activists were quick to condemn the ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Read more»

For more than a decade, some states have sharply increased criminal investigations of pregnancy loss, including miscarriages, stillbirths and self-induced abortions.

Some states have sharply increased criminal investigations of pregnancy loss - targeting people who are poor, young, have substance abuse issues or live in areas with limited health services - and the investigations could increase with the overturn of Roe. Read more»

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