N.Y.'s Bid to Block Protesters at Queens Abortion Clinic Foiled

New York lost an attempt to block anti-abortion protesters from allegedly violating federal, state, and city access laws at a Queens medical clinic, as the Second Circuit Thursday upheld an order denying the request.

A federal trial court didn’t abuse its discretion by denying Attorney General Letitia James’ (R) motion for an injunction barring protesters’ activities while the suit is pending, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said in a narrow ruling.

This was the Second Circuit’s second go-round with the case, in which James alleged the protesters violated the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances ...