Today so far
- The Florida legislature approved a congressional map approved by governor Ron DeSantis that will severely curtail Black voting power in the state - and also passed a bill dissolving the self-governance status of Disney World. This all took place despite Democrats staging a sit-in on the legislature floor in protest of the new congressional map.
- Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks momentarily in Portland, Oregon on infrastructure. He is then staying in Portland to participate in a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee, before flying to Seattle to participate in yet another fundraiser for the DNC.
- A federal judge temporarily blocked an anti-abortion law in Kentucky that was so restrictive that the two remaining abortion clinics had to halt procedures.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Kentucky anti-abortion law
A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a sweeping new anti-abortion law in Kentucky that banned abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and called for a combination birth-death or stillbirth certificate for each abortion.
The restrictive law forced Kentucky’s two remaining abortion clinics to halt procedures.
NEWS: Abortions can happen again in Kentucky — for now.
— Shefali Luthra (@shefalil) April 21, 2022
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the state's sweeping new abortion law, HB3, which clinics said made it impossible to provide care.
If Roe is overturned this summer, KY has a trigger ban that would outlaw abortion.
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