U.S. Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Apr. 24, 2024
Idaho's abortion ban likely hinges on 3 conservative Supreme Court justices
The decision hinges on the opinion of three key justices, with a ruling expected in late June.
Legal observers said the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in a major case over whether a 1986 federal law preempts an Idaho abortion ban in cases of emergencies will depend on how three key justices view the case.
The cases came out of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which last October overturned a three-judge panel decision that reversed an Idaho district judge's decision enjoining the state law because it ran afoul of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or...