by Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

May 17, 2013 - 2:53 pm

U.S. District Judge Susan Webber ruled from the bench and temporarily blocked the state’s extreme law from taking effect while a legal challenge to it proceeds.

by Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

May 16, 2013 - 5:03 pm

A federal judge rejected arguments by the state of Arkansas that a lawsuit challenging its 12-week abortion ban should be dismissed.

by Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

May 13, 2013 - 4:49 pm

This week, a federal judge blasted the Obama administration on emergency contraception, and the battle over Arkansas’ 12-week abortion ban heated up.

by Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

May 10, 2013 - 4:28 pm

An anti-choice counseling group told a federal court that the Arkansas 12-week ban should be upheld because it’s good for their business.

by Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

May 8, 2013 - 2:18 pm

In a motion to dismiss a legal challenge to the state’s ban on most abortions after 12 weeks, attorneys for the state take Roe head on and argue that the law is constitutional because it protects women.

by Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

April 23, 2013 - 8:30 pm

Reproductive rights advocates scored a couple of victories last week while the Supreme Court considers the impact of allowing patents on human genetic material.

by Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

April 16, 2013 - 4:37 pm

Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in federal court to block Arkansas’ 12-week abortion ban.

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

April 11, 2013 - 10:16 am

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