Supreme Court allows Kentucky attorney general to defend state ban on abortion procedure

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Kentucky’s Republican attorney general may step in to defend a state ban on a common abortion procedure, allowing the case to continue in lower federal courts. The 8-1 opinion was written by Associate Justice Samuel Alito. Associate Justice Sonia …


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