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Judge blocks 15 week abortion ban in Mississippi (Original Post)
Lotusflower70
Nov 2018
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Just a Weirdo
(488 posts)1. Now it goes through the appellate courts
Until SCROTUS.
The judge however is correct. I'm sure his ruling will be upheld and not get accepted into SCROTUS.
AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)2. scotus will likely need two contradictory appeal courts rulings
So far, its super simple with decades of precedents. But once an appeal court rules otherwise, scotus will have to accept the case.
ismnotwasm
(41,975 posts)3. It begins...
Polybius
(15,381 posts)4. This is a catch 22
If we dont challenge it, other states might copy. If we do challenge it (like we did), the SC might make the 15 week ban legal for any state.