Kelsey Jukam

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(CN) — The executive branch does not have “boundless” discretion to suspend refugee admissions, a federal judge in Washington said Friday, explaining his preliminary injunction of an executive order that halted refugee admissions and cut funding to organizations that provide resettlement services.  “In sum, though the Executive enjoys considerable latitude to suspend refugee admissions, that discretion is not boundless,” U.S. District Judge Jamal N. Whitehead wrote Friday .

Aug 20, 2024 | courthousenews.com | Kelsey Jukam

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Voters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution of Montana, which on Tuesday became the eighth state to put the issue before the electorate this fall. The Montana Secretary of State’s Office certified that the general election ballot will include the initiative on abortion rights. All but one of the eight states are seeking to amend their constitutions.

Mar 21, 2024 | courthousenews.com | Kelsey Jukam

The results of the close contest will be certified April 12. (CN) — It’s official: California voters have approved Proposition 1, a ballot measure aimed at boosting mental health resources and addressing the state’s homelessness crisis. The Associated Press called the razor-thin race Wednesday night, more than two weeks after voters went to the polls to determine its fate.

Dec 5, 2023 | courthousenews.com | Kelsey Jukam

The 1849 law pertains to feticide, not abortion, a Dane County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday. (CN) — A Wisconsin judge Tuesday once again declared that an 1849 state law does not apply to consensual abortions. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper ruled against a district attorney who said he would prosecute abortions under the mid-19th century law following the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Nov 21, 2023 | tucsonsentinel.com | Kelsey Jukam

Courthouse News Service A divided three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Monday ruledprivate plaintiffs do not have the ability to sue under Section 2 of theVoting Rights Act. After reviewing the landmark voting law, thepanel concluded that only the attorney general of the United States hasthe power to enforce Section 2 of the act, which prohibits states fromenacting any voting standard, including maps, that would deny or limitany citizen’s right to vote based on their race or color.