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No ruling today on motion to allow medical abortions in Arkansas

Federal District Judge Kristine Baker did not rule today on Planned Parenthood's motion for a temporary restraining order that would have allowed medical abortions to resume in Arkansas. She wants more information.
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Arkansas's 'phony' law to outlaw early pregnancy medicinal abortions

An Arkansas anti-abortion law is a phony. It's about ending abortion, not protecting women and a New York Times writer says it could present an important case for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Hearings set on Leslie Rutledge ballot blockade

Alex Gray, a lawyer in lawsuits attempting to get around Attorney General Leslie Rutledge's blockade of all ballot proposals for 2018, sends word that hearings have been set in two courts on pending suits.

Attorneys for state, inmates propose new execution viewing policy

As directed by U.S. Judge Kristine Baker in her preliminary injunction order, lawyers for the state and for the men scheduled to be executed by the state have proposed a new plan for the lawyers of the condemned men to view the executions should a federal appeals court lift Baker's stay.
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Federal Judge Kristine Baker halts Arkansas executions

Federal Judge Kristine Baker has ordered a halt to executions scheduled to begin Monday.

The Countdown Edition

The pending executions of seven men, a verdict in the civil rights lawsuit against Josh Hastings and more on the Little Rock School District, the state Board of Education and the upcoming LRSD millage — all covered on this week's podcast.
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State drug dealing at issue as executions near

Drug companies object to use of their drugs in the seven state killings scheduled to begin Monday. The head of the Correction Department is unwilling to say much about the claim as a decision nears on a federal case to stop the executions.

Federal court hearing on executions extended

The hearing on efforts to stop seven executions scheduled to begin Monday will last much longer than expected.
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The execution countdown: Key arguments in court next week

With seven executions set to be performed in Arkansas over a 10-day period of time beginning at 7 p.m. April 17, attention turns to a scheduled federal court hearing next week on the controversial three-drug lethal injection process.

Appeals court hearing state appeal of abortion law ruling

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments this morning from Arkansas to reinstate the law aimed at putting Planned Parenthood out of the abortion business in Arkansas by requiring presence of a doctor with hospital admitting privileges. Threats of reprisals by anti-abortion groups discouraged any doctors from accepting the role.
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Judge Baker enjoins law aimed at ending use of abortion pill in Arkansas

Federal Judge Kristine Baker today issued a preliminary injunction against the 2015 Arkansas law that aimed at ending abortions by medication in Arkansas.

State keeps up legal fight to strip Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge's office has filed for permission to appeal a January order from U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker that granted class certification in the case concerning Gov. Hutchinson's efforts to cut off Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood.
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