“ The most extensive of Ohio’s abortion restrictions laws was invalidated by a county judge on Thursday. The judge stated that the amendment passed by voters last year, which guarantees reproductive rights, makes the so-called heartbeat law unconstitutional. The enforcement of the 2019 law, which prohibited most abortions once cardiac activity is detected as early … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A US judge has blocked the $8.5bn deal between Tapestry and Capri that would have put some of America’s largest fashion brands under one roof, in a big win for antitrust regulators. Judge Jennifer Rochon’s … Read more
“If the court withheld information that the public otherwise had a right to access solely because of the potential political consequences of releasing it, that withholding could itself constitute – or appear to be – election interference,” she wrote. Last year, a Texas woman was charged with making death threats against Judge Chutkan, citing the … Read more