Supreme Court blocks abortion lawThe justices voted 5 to 4 on Thursday to grant a temporary stay on a Louisiana law that opponents said could have left the state with only one authorized abortion provider. Justice Kennedy was often the swing vote in closely divided cases. The details: The Louisiana law requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. A federal court judge struck down the law in 2017, saying it created an undue burden on women’s constitutional right to abortion. The court struck down a similar law in Texas in 2016.

Source: New York Times February 08, 2019 10:40 UTC