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Alabama joins Supreme Court challenge to abortion shield laws

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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined Arkansas and Louisiana in challenging abortion shield laws protecting providers from out-of-state prosecution.

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  1. Just the News

    Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas sue blue states over abortion pill protections (opens Just the News)

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    Lawsuit challenges shield laws enacted by the three defendant states after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022

  2. WHNT

    Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas suing these 3 states over abortion shield laws (opens WHNT)

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    Three attorneys general announced a multistate lawsuit challenging shield laws related to the mailing of abortion pills.

  3. Arkansas Times

    Arkansas AG Tim Griffin doubles down on blocking your abortion rights (opens Arkansas Times)

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    On Wednesday, Griffin linked arms with attorneys general from the similarly blood-red states of Alabama and Louisiana to sue far-away healthcare providers who prescribe and ship abortion pills to patients in states with abortion bans in place.

  4. Fox News

    'Drug-dealing' network shielded by blue states targeted in SCOTUS challenge (opens Fox News)

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    Louisiana Republican Attorney General Liz Murrill filed two lawsuits targeting blue-state shield laws and the online abortion pill pipeline.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Arkansas attorney general sues 29 defendants over abortion pills sent via mail (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday that the state has joined Alabama and Louisiana in filing a federal lawsuit against 29 defendants for shipping abortion pills across state lines.

  6. The Hill

    Red states challenge mail-order abortion shield laws for providers (opens The Hill)

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    Three attorneys general in anti-abortion states filed a lawsuit directly with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the abortion shield laws of three Democratic-led states that protect physicians who send medication for abortion through the mail.

  7. Truthout

    Republican Attorneys General Sue Abortion “Shield Law” States in Supreme Court (opens Truthout)

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    The AGs also filed a separate lawsuit in a Louisiana district court against individual providers in three states.

  8. AL.com

    Alabama joins lawsuit to end blue state abortion drug ‘shield laws’ (opens AL.com)

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    The attorneys general allege that these “shield laws” adopted by New York, Massachusetts and California are unconstitutional.

  9. NEWS10 ABC

    Southern states sue to overturn New York shield laws (opens NEWS10 ABC)

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    Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas filed lawsuits to overturn New York's shield laws protecting doctors who mail abortion medication to patients in restrictive states.

  10. WKBN Youngstown

    3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states' abortion 'shield' laws (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    Three Republican states went to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge abortion “shield laws” protecting providers in three Democratic states, escalating the legal conflict over pills that account for a majority of abortions.

  11. The Boston Globe

    States that outlaw abortion challenge Massachusetts shield law in US Supreme Court (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Republican attorneys general in Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana allege that abortion shield laws in Massachusetts, New York, and California are unconstitutional and should be invalidated.

  12. FOX 16 Little Rock

    Arkansas joins Louisiana, Alabama in lawsuit over abortion shield laws (opens FOX 16 Little Rock)

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    Arkansas is joining Louisiana and Alabama in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over abortion shield laws in New York, California and Massachusetts.

  13. Alabama Political Reporter

    Alabama joins Supreme Court challenge to abortion shield laws (opens Alabama Political Reporter)

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    Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined Arkansas and Louisiana in challenging abortion shield laws protecting providers from out-of-state prosecution.

  14. The Federalist

    SCOTUS Asked To Stop Blue States From Shielding Abortion Drug Dealers (opens The Federalist)

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    A separate lawsuit names 30 individuals and organizations leading ‘a sweeping, coordinated scheme’ to mail abortion drugs to pro-life states.

  15. Boston

    3 GOP states go to U.S. Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states’ abortion ‘shield’ laws (opens Boston)

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    The attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana contend that the laws in California, Massachusetts, and New York undermine their abortion bans and their states' sovereignty.

  16. Mother Jones

    Red States Just Asked the Supreme Court to Kill Abortion Shield Laws (opens Mother Jones)

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    In what promises to be the most consequential showdown over reproductive rights since the end of Roe v. Wade, three states with near-total abortion bans asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to strike down blue-state laws that have enabled tens of thousands of abortions every year across state lin…

  17. MS Now

    GOP states sue Democratic-led states in Supreme Court over abortion shield laws (opens MS Now)

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    Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama sued New York, Massachusetts and California, arguing those states' laws protecting abortion pill providers from prosecution in other states are unconstitutional.

  18. Billings Gazette

    Republican AGs sue abortion ‘shield law’ states in US Supreme Court (opens Billings Gazette)

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    BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York to invalidate the so-called “shield laws” that have…

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