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Federal judge halts four new Arkansas anti-abortion laws

A late-night order has stopped enforcement of four new Arkansas anti-abortion laws.
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8th Circuit lifts injunction against Arkansas law aimed at ending abortion pill use

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today lifted district Judge Kristine Baker's injunction preventing enforcement of an Arkansas law requiring abortion providers to have a contract with a physician who has hospital admitting privileges.
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ACLU asks court to enjoin antiabortion bills

Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union asked Judge Kristine Baker to grant an injunction against four laws passed this year by the General Assembly that would: * Make abortion after 15 weeks riskier by outlawing what the medical profession considers the safest procedure, dilation and evacuation; * Require doctors to inform local police when an abortion performed on a teenager age 14-16 absent any indication of abuse and that police create a record of the teenager's abortion and be provided the fetal remains; * Require abortion providers to ask women seeking an abortion if they know the sex of the fetus, and, if they do, obtain all of their previous obstetrical records to determine if they have a "history of aborting fetuses" of a certain sex, as the lawyer for the state said today in court. * Require notification of a woman's partner — or abuser — that she intends to have an abortion, ostensibly so they can agree on the disposition of the remains of the fetus.

Federal judge rules for Planned Parenthood against state halt of health care funding

A federal judge has broadened her order prohibiting the state from stopping federal Medicaid funding for health services provided by Planned Parenthood. The governor ordered a halt to the funding, despite contrary federal law, because he doesn't like that Planned Parenthood provides abortions.
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Judge Baker sets hearing in Planned Parenthood suit Wednesday

U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker will hold a hearing at 2:30  p.m. Wednesday in the suit filed yesterday by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland over a new state law regulating medical abortion. Planned Parenthood has asked for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to keep the law from taking effect Jan. 1.

Judge blocks Arkansas from ending Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood

Judge Kristine Baker this afternoon issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the state from stopping Medicaid reimbursements for people who receive services from Planned Parenthood of the Heartland clinics in Little Rock and Fayetteville.
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Solicitor general bases attack on Planned Parenthood on debunked hearsay

Arkansas's new solicitor general offered debunked claims about Planned Parenthood in other states as an argument for stopping Medicaid support of medical services to poor women in Arkansas. Roll the video.

No ruling on Planned Parenthood request for injuction

After a two-hour hearing, federal Judge Kristine Baker did not rule on Planned Parenthood of the Heartland's request for a temporary injunction against the state Department of Human Services to keep Medicaid reimbursement flowing to PPH affiliates in Little Rock and Fayetteville. Baker said she is "taking the matter under advisement" and will notify lawyers when her written ruling is prepared.
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Judge approves Mayflower settlement, rejects bid to force Exxon to move pipeline

U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker today signed off on a settlement agreement between ExxonMobil and several state and federal entities concerning the 2013 rupture of the Pegasus pipeline in Mayflower. The news is a setback for Central Arkansas Water, which has been fighting make the terms of the consent decree tougher.

8th Circuit rejects state's idea on same-sex marriage case

A federal appeals court has sided with plaintiffs and affirmed the district court ruling striking down the Arkansas ban on same-sex marriage. Although the U.S. Supreme Court decided the marriage question in June, this decision still matters for Arkansas couples fighting for equal treatment in the eyes of the law regarding the birth certificates of their children and other matters.
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Federal judge strikes down Missouri same-sex marriage ban

A federal judge in Missouri has struck down that state's ban on same-sex marriage. It is the first such federal court ruling in a state in the 8th U.S. judicial circuit, a circuit that includes Arkansas.

Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against ExxonMobil over pipeline break

A federal judge has refused an ExxonMobil request to dismiss a federal-state lawsuit over the crude oil pipeline spill in Mayflower a year ago.
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