Abortions to Resume in Louisiana, as Trigger Ban Blocked (1)

Louisiana officials are blocked from enforcing laws totally banning abortion pending a July 8 state court hearing that will delve more deeply into their legality.

The case follows hard on the heels of the US Supreme Court’s June 24 decision that overturned two seminal cases recognizing a constitutional right to abortion before viability.

Judge Robin M. Giarrusso signed a temporary restraining order Monday, just hours after June Medical Services LLC filed a petition arguing that the trigger bans are unconstitutionally vague. Giarrusso didn’t explain the decision. She scheduled a hearing on a preliminary injunction for early July.

The order ...