Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday (Nov. 12) by a federal judge who said the law is "unconstitutional on its face."
Abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday (May 17) over whether the Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone should be revoked more than two decades after it was granted. The case is likely to wind up at the Supreme Court, which already intervened to keep the drug available while the legal fight winds through the courts. The high court's decision came after a Texas-based judge revoked the drug's approval.
US storm brings tornadoes, blizzard-like conditions; 2 dead
KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — A volatile storm ripping across the U.S. spawned tornadoes that killed a young boy and his mother in Louisiana, smashed mobile homes and chicken houses in Mississippi and threatened neighboring Southern states with more punishing weather Wednesday.
No more murder charge for women in Louisiana abortion bill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The sponsor of a bill that would have subjected Louisiana women to murder charges for having abortions abruptly pulled the proposal from debate Thursday night (May 12) after House members voted 65-26 to totally revamp the legislation, eliminating the criminal penalties.
