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Religion Clause
Clergy Sue Challenging Florida’s Abortion Restrictions
The Washington Post reports that in Florida, seven members of the clergy-- Christian, Jewish, Unitarian-Universalist and Buddhist-- have filed lawsuits contending that Florida's 15-week abortion ban violates their free exercise,…
The Right Coast
Gallup surprise: Supreme Court approval ticks *up* after end of Roe? HotAir
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Policyholder Pulse
Abortion as an Employee Health Benefit – How to Protect against Potential Liability Post-Dobbs
By Jeffrey Mikoni, Aaron D. Coombs
Amazon. Bank of America. Citigroup. Dick’s Sporting Goods. JP Morgan. Kroger. Meta. Microsoft. Procter & Gamble. Target. Walt Disney Company. These are just a few of what is a growing…
Religion Clause
Michigan’s Pre-Roe Abortion Ban May Now Be Enforceable By County Prosecutors
As previously reported, in May Michigan Court of Claims issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the state's 1931 pre-Roe abortion ban while a challenge to that law under the…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Supreme Court judgment triggers abortion bans in states, legislative action in others
By Lesley Reynolds, Sarah Cummings Stewart, Lara Parkin, Matthew Loughran
The U.S. Supreme Court on July 26 issued its judgment in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, officially setting in motion abortion bans in at least four states.…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Post-Roe: What Employers Should Know About Employees, Medical Coverage, and Privacy
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Supreme Court’s leaked draft in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization now has become law with the Court’s recent issuance of its final opinion. A post-Roe America raises…
Health Law Prof Blog
Abortion Localism and Preemption in a Post-Roe Era
Kaitlin Ainsworth Caruso (University of Maine), Abortion Localism and Preemption in a Post-Roe Era, SSRN (2022):In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court eliminated federal constitutional protections for…
Beneficially Yours
Equal Access to Travel Benefits
By Sam Schwartz-Fenwick, Ada Dolph
Seyfarth Synopsis: As more employers announce that they cover travel benefits under their medical plans that will allow participants to be reimbursed for certain travel expenses necessary in order to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Death After <em>Dobbs</em>: Addressing the Viability of Capital Punishment for Abortion"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Melanie Kalmanson now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: Pre-Dobbs legislative efforts and states’ reactions…
Religion Clause
Georgia Abortion Law Challenged Under State Constitution
After the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals last week upheld Georgia's abortion laws against federal constitutional challenges, suit was filed Monday in a Georgia state trial court challenging Georgia's 6-week…