Georgia Supreme Court halts ruling striking down near-ban on abortions as the state appeals
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while it considers the state’s appeal.
Georgia Supreme Court ruling reinstates 6-week abortion ban
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lower court's ruling that says the state's near-total abortion ban was unconstitutional.
Georgia high court restores state's 6-week 'heartbeat' abortion law
The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated a law allowing abortions up to six weeks when it put a halt on a previous court's decision from last week allowing them up to the 22-week mark.
Georgia Attorney General Appeals a Judge's Rollback of Abortion Ban
Georgia's Republican attorney general is appealing a judge's ruling that the state's abortion ban is unconstitutional
Judge rules Georgia's six-week abortion ban unconstitutional
ATLANTA − Georgia’s abortion ban has been struck down by a Fulton Superior Court judge, making the Peach State one of only two Southern states to allow abortion access after six weeks.  The 26-page decision Monday from Fulton Superior Judge Robert McBurney repealed Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act,
Georgia judge strikes down state’s abortion ban as unconstitutional. Will it last?
The state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022, was deemed in violation of Georgia’s constitution. Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order “liberty in Georgia includes ... the power of a woman to control her own body.
No One Expects a Judge's Rollback of Georgia's Abortion Ban to Be the Last Word
Any changes to abortion policy in Southern states could have an impact that resonates beyond their borders. Most states in the region have bans in place, forcing women who are seeking abortion procedures to travel to obtain them.
Georgia AG asks state's high court to reinstate six-week abortion ban
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is asking the state's Supreme Court to reinstate its six-week abortion ban, after a county judge earlier this week ruled it unconstitutional.
What a Georgia Judge's Decision to Strike Down Six-Week Abortion Ban Means
A Georgia judge struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban on Monday, in what advocates hope is a sign of growing energy for protecting reproductive rights in the judiciary across the country. The ruling “demonstrates the momentum that is
Judge's Overturning of Georgia Abortion Ban Challenged by Attorney General
Georgia's Republican Attorney General Chris Carr has challenged a judge's overturning of the state's six-week abortion ban. On Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the ban—which was instated in 2022 and effectively outlawed abortions beyond six weeks of pregnancy—violated Georgia's state constitution.
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Ga. High Court Restores Near-Ban on Abortions While State Appeals
Judge Robert C.I. McBurney, of Fulton County Superior Court. Courtesy photo The high court's order came a week after a ...
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Another Wild Abortion Ruling by Georgia Judge Robert McBurney
In a kooky ruling back in November 2022, Georgia superior court judge Robert McBurney invoked and misapplied the “void ab initio doctrine” to bar state officials from enforcing the state’s ...
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Georgia judge invokes The Handmaid’s Tale while striking down state’s six-week abortion ban
The 26-page opinion, from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, ordered that abortion access must be regulated as it was before Georgia lawmakers passed the state’s anti-abortion ...
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Judge blocks Georgia law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy
The order from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney allows abortions to resume for now, though the state can appeal to have the law reinstated. The law bans almost all abortions ...
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Election boards in Georgia must certify the state’s election results, judge says
In two preelection trials Tuesday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said state law requires county election boards to certify results one week after Election Day. Republicans who ...
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Georgia Judge’s Abortion Decision Will Reverberate Across The South, Albeit Temporarily
McBurney’s order Monday means that the state of Georgia can no longer enforce the six-week ban on abortion that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law in 2019, but that did not take effect ...
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Georgia attorney general appeals ruling striking down state’s abortion ban
On Monday, Judge Robert McBurney of Fulton County enjoined the law and stated that abortions must now be regulated as they were before Georgia’s 2019 law took effect in July 2022 after Roe v.
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Judge strikes down Georgia’s abortion ban
Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney issued an order Monday that said abortions must be regulated as they were before Georgia’s 2019 law took effect in July 2022 — meaning the ...
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Georgia judge overturns state’s six-week ‘heartbeat’ abortion law, calls it 'unconstitutional'
A judge in Fulton County, Georgia, has overturned the state’s "Heartbeat Law" on abortion, which made it illegal to terminate a pregnancy after six weeks. Fulton County Superior Court Judge ...