WASHINGTON A divided Supreme Court stopped Louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics in a test of the conservative courts views on abortion rights.
The justices said by a 5-4 vote late Thursday that they will not allow the state to put into effect a law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the courts four liberals in putting a hold on the law, pending a full review of the case.
President Trumps two Supreme Court appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett M. Kavanaugh, were among the four conservative members of the court who would have allowed the law to take effect.
Kavanaugh wrote a dissenting opinion in which he said the courts action was premature because the state had made clear it would allow abortion providers an additional 45 days to obtain admitting privileges before it started enforcing the law.
If the doctors succeed, they can continue performing abortions, he said. If they fail, they could return to court, Kavanaugh said.
The law is very similar to a Texas measure the justices struck down three years ago. Roberts dissented in that case.
But the composition of the court has changed since then, with Kavanaugh replacing Justice Anthony Kennedy, who voted to strike down the Texas law. Trump had pledged during the campaign to appoint pro-life justices, and abortion opponents are hoping the more conservative bench will be more open to upholding abortion restrictions.
Louisiana abortion providers and a district judge who initially heard the case said one or maybe two of the states three abortion clinics would have to close under the new law. There would be at most two doctors who could meet its requirements, they said.
But the federal appeals court in New Orleans rejected those claims, doubting that any clinics would have to close and saying the doctors had not tried hard enough to establish relationships with local hospitals.
In January, the full appeals court voted 9-6 not to get involved in the case, setting up the Supreme Court appeal.
The law had been scheduled to take effect Monday, but Justice Samuel Alito delayed the effective date at least through Thursday to give the justices more time. He and Justice Clarence Thomas were the other dissenters Thursday.
The justices could decide this spring whether to add the case to their calendar for the term that begins in October.
The case is June Medical Services v. Gee.
Poster Comment:
No strict Constitutionalist he!
Where's Delerious RGB? How did she get to vote? She needs to give up the ghost and let Trump appoint another Justice. The writing is on the wall for Roberts.
#1: Stoner To: IbJensen (#0)
I would imagine that on Judgement Day, God the Father will have a serious discussion with Roberts, and then Roberts will not have that shit eating grin on his face !!!
Stoner posted on 2019-02-08 08:57:24 Reply Private Reply
#2: Hondo68 To: IbJensen (#0)
Cryogenic voting.
Hondo68 posted on 2019-02-08 15:56:55 Reply Private Reply
#3: IbJensen To: hondo68 (#2)
She was dead.
IbJensen posted on 2019-02-09 07:32:28 Reply Private Reply
#4: Vicomte13 To: IbJensen (#0)
One or two of them always defects to uphold abortion and extend it.
New Presidents come, new appointments are made - "THIS time it will be different! THIS TIME we will get REAL conservatives."
But Lucy always moves the football, every. single. time.
Charlie Brown never figures it out. And neither do Republican conservative voters.
Vicomte13 posted on 2019-02-09 13:05:58 Reply Private Reply
#5: GrandIsland To: Vicomte13 (#4)
If tried telling you all. No USSC justice will overturn a past landmark decision. That act in itself would remove a portion of the courts judicial integrity and replace it with political opinion. After Ginsberg shits the bed, and Trump replaces the bitch, expect all of the future abortion related cases be ruled in a way that Roe V Wade is insignificant.
Then Roberts will be just as insignificant as the dead Ginsburg.
GrandIsland posted on 2019-02-09 14:26:21 Reply Private Reply
#6: Hank Rearden To: IbJensen (#0)
Die, bridge troll, DIE. Time for Amy Coney Barrett.
Hank Rearden posted on 2019-02-09 15:14:49 Reply Private Reply
#7: sneakypete To: IbJensen (#0)
We have all been fooled at one time or another,so it's nothing to be ashamed of unless you STILL think he and his boyfriend Boy Jorge Bush are conservatives. If that is the case,you DO have something to be ashamed of,but are too big a fool to recognize it.
sneakypete posted on 2019-02-10 11:02:15 Reply Private Reply
#8: sneakypete To: Stoner (#1)
Would this be your kind and gentle,loving Gawd? The father of The Prince of Peace?
sneakypete posted on 2019-02-10 11:03:40 Reply Private Reply
#9: A K A Stone To: Vicomte13 (#4)
A K A Stone posted on 2019-02-10 11:13:48 Reply Private Reply
#10: A K A Stone To: sneakypete (#8)
A K A Stone posted on 2019-02-10 11:14:45 Reply Private Reply
#11: IbJensen To: sneakypete (#7)
Gulf War I and Gulf War II and the perverted TSA friskers followed to further dis-accommodate Law abiding American citizens. Today they suck up to the likes of that disaster Bronco Bama and Billy Goat Clinton and his charming dragon lady lesbian.
Invading Iraq and deposing and hanging Saddam was a huge mistake. He was the glue that held things together and pointedly helped shelter the Jews and Christians from the evils of Islam. Instead of this misadventure the oil fields of the Saudis should have been carpet bombed.
IbJensen posted on 2019-02-10 11:26:11 Reply Private Reply
#12: Hondo68 To: IbJensen, Federal Trump goon perverts (#11)
President Trump's Police State TSA at work....
Hondo68 posted on 2019-02-10 12:52:49 Reply Private Reply
#13: IbJensen To: hondo68 (#12)
You're a real dyed-in-the-wool anti-Trump asshole, aren't yu?
Trump didn't initiate this disgraceful agency, damnit! But then you knew that didn't you. You're a real Bernie socialist!
IbJensen posted on 2019-02-10 16:52:33 Reply Private Reply
#14: Hondo68 To: IbJensen, Chief Executive, President Trump (#13)
Hondo68 posted on 2019-02-10 16:54:53 Reply Private Reply
#15: A K A Stone To: Vicomte13 (#4)
A K A Stone posted on 2019-02-10 17:07:00 Reply Private Reply
#16: Vicomte13 To: A K A Stone (#15)
Vicomte13 posted on 2019-02-10 19:29:47 Reply Private Reply
#17: A K A Stone To: Vicomte13 (#16)
Then you always go on to say it is the Republicans fault. Which it is partly. But a larger blame goes to the democrats since more of them vote for it.
There is no way for any President, even Trump. To know the heart of the person they appoint. They may pretend to be something they are not. Or we could just misjudge the person.
A K A Stone posted on 2019-02-10 21:13:07 Reply Private Reply
#18: A K A Stone To: Vicomte13 (#16)
The Safety net today is better then most people lived in the past. So that just shows a lack of faith on the part of those Catholics. They don't have faith the evidence would suggest.
Then to kill someone because they are poor. You are supposed to help them even if there is no safety net and they grow up poor. No faith I tell you. The evidence backs that up.
Not on your part on this topic. You are 100 percent pro life unless it is Hillary vs Cruz then you say ok you're not really that pro life or anti abortion/murder.
Peace bro.
A K A Stone posted on 2019-02-10 21:17:33 Reply Private Reply
#19: GrandIsland To: A K A Stone (#17)
Vics a bleeding heart. IMHO, his misguided religious convictions are what drives his enabling compassions.
GrandIsland posted on 2019-02-10 22:08:15 Reply Private Reply
#20: sneakypete To: IbJensen (#11)
Complete agreement with every word I quoted,and ESPECIALLY with that insane Saudi-promoted war against Saddam Hussein. Boy Jorge was being pimped out by the King of Saudi Arabia.
sneakypete posted on 2019-02-11 00:11:40 Reply Private Reply
#21: IbJensen To: hondo68 (#14)
The assholes that preceded him solidified the role of TSA. Perhaps it was just to provide jobs for the mentally handicapped, but I'd say it got out of order and needs to go. Much can be learned as to how the Israelis do it.
IbJensen posted on 2019-02-11 08:44:15 Reply Private Reply
#22: Stoner To: sneakypete (#8)
Pete, I normally agree with you, and usually think you exhibit good analytical ability.
But on this, you obviously do not understand.
I do not know what your main malfunction is.
As someone else said, you should study " wrath of God " !!!
Remember the old saying, " spare the rod, spoil the child "?
Stoner posted on 2019-02-11 11:23:51 Reply Private Reply
#23: Justified To: IbJensen (#0)
Justified posted on 2019-02-11 11:27:57 Reply Private Reply
#24: sneakypete To: A K A Stone (#9)
Far be it from me to defend dogmatic Catholics,but WTF did all of that come from?
Seriously. I can't even begin to guess where you got information from that added up that way.
And make no mistake about it,in MY "book" Catholicism is just one tiny baby step behind Islam when it comes to organized institutional murder and atrocities.
sneakypete posted on 2019-02-11 11:38:39 Reply Private Reply
#25: sneakypete To: Vicomte13 (#16)
Well,there isn't a whole lot of money left over to care for the poor after they spend donation money building palaces for church Princes,paying off the parents of the children they rape,buying politicians to keep them from paying taxes,etc,etc,etc.
sneakypete posted on 2019-02-11 11:43:45 Reply Private Reply
#26: A K A Stone To: sneakypete (#24)
I shouldn't have added.the.part about child molesters. I'm sorry. It is a minority that do that.
A K A Stone posted on 2019-02-11 12:28:23 Reply Private Reply
#27: IbJensen To: Justified (#23)
I believe it. They have a pictorial dossier on many. Orrin Hatch has been under their thumbs for years.
IbJensen posted on 2019-02-12 07:48:24 Reply Private Reply
#28: sneakypete To: A K A Stone (#26)
Yes,but we all do it at one time or another.
Why even bother with politics or anything else if you are not going to be passionate about it?
sneakypete posted on 2019-02-14 23:48:21 Reply Private Reply
#29: BorisY To: Vicomte13 (#16)
BorisY posted on 2019-03-03 23:20:18 Reply Private Reply
#30: Vicomte13 To: BorisY (#29)
Tending my garden.
Vicomte13 posted on 2019-03-04 06:00:23 Reply Private Reply
#31: GrandIsland To: BorisY (#29)
GrandIsland posted on 2019-03-04 08:07:44 Reply Private Reply