Judge calls government argument “frivolous,” “for the purpose of delay” and “largely an insult to the intelligence of women” In a scathing decision, U.S. District Court Judge Edward R. Korman has denied the Obama administration’s Motion to Stay his Order…
New Docs Show More Detail into Boston Law Enforcement Focus on Peaceful Protests The latest trove of documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service adds new detail to…
Court Denies Government’s Request for a Stay of Order on Two-Pill Product Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ordered the Obama administration’s Food and Drug Administration to comply with U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman’s Order…
Feminists Win Landmark Birth Control Victory Today, a U.S. federal judge ordered that the Morning-After Pill be made available “without a prescription and without point-of-sale or age restrictions within thirty days.” Judge Edward R. Korman of the U.S. District Court…
States that an exclusivity agreement “will only burden poor women” Federal Court Issues Memorandum Addressing Obama’s Proposed Plan to Comply with Morning-After Pill Order The Court has told the government in its Memorandum that undue delay will not be countenanced…
Reprinted from NBC News In the fall of 2011, a key Boston police counterterror intelligence unit — funded with millions of dollars in U.S. homeland security grants — was closely monitoring anti-Wall Street demonstrations, including tracking the Facebook pages and websites…
Obama administration appealed against ruling that emergency contraception should be available to women of all ages Reprinted from The Guardian A federal judge has denied an appeal by the US government to an order granting the unrestricted access of emergency contraception…
Reprinted from The New York Times | May 5, 2013 A federal judge on Friday stepped up his criticism of the Obama administration, accusing the Justice Department of making “frivolous” and “silly” arguments in its attempt to delay making the morning-after emergency contraceptive…
Today, U.S. District Court Judge Edward R. Korman heard arguments regarding the Obama administration’s Motion to Stay his Order from April 5, 2013, requiring that emergency contraception be made available without age and point-of-sale restrictions. Over a two-hour period, Judge…
Reprinted from The Washington Times One of the attorneys who successfully sued to make a type of emergency contraception available without age restrictions is crying foul over the Obama administration’s 11th-hour decision to appeal the ruling. Andrea Costello, of the Partnership…
Reprinted from Reuters Reproductive-rights groups that sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over access to the “morning-after” pill will ask a judge to hold the agency in contempt if it fails to comply with a court order directing it to…
PCJF will move for contempt if government does not comply Reprinted from The Guardian Reproductive-rights groups said on Wednesday they would ask a judge to hold the US Food and Drug Administration in contempt if it fails to comply with a…