Court appears to dismiss Idaho’s emergency abortion ban, leaving federal protection in place
<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/supremecourt-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Court appears to dismiss Idaho’s emergency abortion ban, leaving federal protection in place" title="Court appears to dismiss Idaho’s emergency abortion ban, leaving federal protection in place" style="float:right;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/supremecourt-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/supremecourt-1-570x570.jpg 570w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/supremecourt-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/supremecourt-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Bloomberg News has reported that the Supreme Court accidentally posted an opinion on the website indicating that the justices are poised to allow emergency abortions to go forward in Idaho. The court’s Public Information Office has indicated that the opinion in a pair of cases,...</p>
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Bloomberg’s Kimberly Robinson, Greg Stohr, and Lydia Wheeler suggest that the court is dismissing the case without ruling on the merits, leaving in place a lower court order that bars the state from enforcing its abortion ban to the extent that it conflicts with a federal law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, a 1986 law that requires emergency rooms in hospitals that receive Medicare to provide “necessary stabilizing treatment” to patients who arrive with an “emergency medical condition.”
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<h2>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has faced backlash from former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Uche Secondus for branding him and ex-Transportation Minister, Abiye Sekibo as "expired politicians" for supporting Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara.</h2>
<p>Recall that some Rivers PDP leaders such as the former PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; former Minister of Transportation, Abiye Sekibo, a former Rivers Senator, Lee Mbae, Celestine Omehia; and former federal lawmaker, Austin Opara had last week declared support for Fubara and President Bola Tinubu.</p>
<p>Wike, in a media interaction with handpicked journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/04/02/political-vampires-wike-fires-secondus-omehia-others-over-support-for-fubara/">denounced the PDP leaders</a> as political vampires and expired politicians, questioning their eligibility to be regarded as elder statesmen.</p>
<p>Wike said it was ironic that the same politicians who had refused to support Fubara before the 2023 polls now declared support for him after the poll.</p>
<p>However, Secondus, in a statement released by his media aide, Ike Abonyi, labelled Wike as a "showman" known for his duplicity, manipulation of facts for political gain, and propensity to distort the truth.</p>
<p>He further criticized the FCT Minister's remarks in a media chat as "appalling and unfortunate," particularly condemning his characterization of Rivers State's esteemed political figures as "transitional politicians, political vampires, and political buccaneers."</p>
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<p>The Senate deputy president, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has opened up on the reason why he decided not to go for a third term in the Senate. According to the senator when he came to the 8th Senate, he had a clear vision of what his plans were as he does not believe in holding on […]</p>
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European governments hit out at statements from two far-right Israeli ministers calling for the resettlement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich,…
