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Michigan’s abortion ban won’t immediately go into effect if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, thanks to a state court ruling. The Michigan Court of Claims granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday, May 17, in Planned Parenthood of Michigan v. Attorney General Dana Nessel. Planned Parenthood wants Nessel and county prosecutors to be barred from enforcing an abortion ban in Michigan.

A judge has suspended Michigan’s dormant ban on abortion, saying it likely violates the state constitution.

A judge on Tuesday suspended Michigan's dormant, decades-old ban on abortion, which means the procedure would not be illegal in the state even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its historic Roe v. Wade decision. The Michigan law, which makes it a crime to assist in an abortion, has been on the books since 1931. The court, however, could throw out that landmark ruling before July, leaving abortion issues for each state to decide.

Sending "unruly mobs" to private homes is "inappropriate," DeSantis said​ in a statement Monday.

At issue was a federal law that has been on the books for 20 years that barred federal candidates from raising more than $250,000 to repay loans made to their campaigns.

On Saturday, May 14, the Women’s Coalition of Michigan partnered with Greater Flint Democratic Socialists of America in a rally in downtown Flint. Rhianon Leegreer, 20, poses for a portrait with her poster sign before the protest by the Women’s Coalition of Michigan for the potential Roe v. Wade reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court in downtown Flint on Saturday, May 14, 2022. My choice.”Allie Herkenroder, 7th ward city council person, speaks to the crowd during the protest by the Women’s Coalition of Michigan for the potential Roe v. Wade reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court in downtown Flint on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Scenes from the protest by the Women’s Coalition of Michigan for the potential Roe v. Wade reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court in downtown Flint on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Frankie Mcintosh reads an original piece of poetry the protest by the Women’s Coalition of Michigan for the potential Roe v. Wade reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court in downtown Flint on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

SAGINAW, MI - Amid soaring temperatures and intense sunlight, protestors gathered on the lawn in front of the Saginaw County Courthouse on Saturday to voice their concerns about the uncertainty surrounding abortion rights. The demonstration comes after a leaked U.S. Supreme Court majority draft opinion suggested the U.S. Supreme Court could potentially overturn the historic Roe v. Wade case. The Associated Press reported the draft opinion stated there is no constitutional right to an abortion and that it would allow individual states to more heavily regulate or outright ban the procedure.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said a draft decision leaked earlier this month has changed the court forever, potentially eroding citizens' trust in the institution.

Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the four years since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it.

How much is a precedent worth?

"Sadly the Senate failed to stand in defense of a woman's right to make decisions about her own body," US Vice President Kamala Harris says after a Democratic drive to make the right to abortion the law of the land failed in the US Senate.

This Week on One Detroit:For the first time in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, a draft opinion has been leaked. The draft opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, Jr., suggests the court’s majority favors overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade court decision that granted the federal protection of abortion rights. What have the weeks after 26-year-old African immigrant Patrick Lyoya was fatally shot by a white Grand Rapids police officer looked like for Grand Rapids? How has the community reacted and been impacted by another Black person dying after an interaction with police turned violent? Host Stephen Henderson sits down with the Greater Grand Rapids NAACP President Cle Jackson and John Sloan III, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Detroit, to discuss the impact of the tragic incident on the Grand Rapids community.

Senate's top Republican says the Supreme Court's role is to protect basic rights, even when majorities are in favor of something else. "That happens all the time."

One Detroit's Bill Kubota talks with University of Law Professor Barbara McQuade about overturning Roe v. Wade & abortion rights in America.

The Senate is likely poised to block the Women's Health Protection Act in a reaction to a Supreme Court draft majority opinion leaked last week. A CBS News poll found that if Roe v. Wade is overturned, it is likely to have no effect on nearly half of Democrats and three-quarters of Republicans heading into the pivotal midterm elections. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.

Abortion legislation that was rejected in a Senate test vote Wednesday would enshrine into federal law the landmark 1973 Roe v.

The Illinois Supreme Court will have its first Black female justice in July, when Judge Lisa Holder White takes over for retiring Justice Rita Garman.

DETROIT, MI — Michigan’s attorney general, set to speak alongside an abortion provider in Detroit Tuesday, left unexpectedly as protestors interrupted the speaking engagement hosted by the Michigan Democratic Party. Still, if the U.S. Supreme Court vacated or weakened Roe v. Wade, local county prosecutors likely still could bring charges against abortion providers under the Great Depression-era statute. Read more: 10,000 flock to help Michigan abortion-rights petition drive after Supreme Court leak“I’m not waiting,” Paris said. The provider and longtime reproductive rights advocate described a “dangerous illegal abortion” procedure she underwent at age 15. Whitmer sues in attempt to strike down Michigan’s 1931 abortion lawFor reproductive rights defenders, the stakes are high.

The bill follows a leak last week of a draft Supreme Court opinion that, if unchanged, would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that federally legalized abortions.

Democrats in many parts of the country are facing a potentially grim political year, but in California no one is talking about the liberal stronghold changing direction. California's largely irrelevant Republican Party could field only little-known candidates for governor and U.S. Senate, and the GOP appears to have only isolated chances for upsets even under what should be favorable conditions for the party. President Joe Biden's popularity has sagged — even among some of his fellow Democrats — and the party in the White House typically loses congressional seats in midterm elections.

The Senate has passed legislation to beef up security for Supreme Court justices.

CBS News has obtained multiple state law enforcement bulletins and analysis reflecting increased vigilance since the leak.

CBS News has obtained multiple state law enforcement bulletins and analysis reflecting increased vigilance since the leak.

Have you been at home lately watching TV and had the sudden urge to add another human baby to your family? Good luck finding one!

Republican Lt. Gov. and gubernatorial candidate Janice McGeachin wants Republican Gov. Brad Little to call a special session to eliminate rape and incest as exceptions to Idaho's abortion law.

There’s no job like it running an abortion clinic.

ANN ARBOR, MI - A potential U.S. Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade could come with a bevy of negative effects at the University of Michigan, Board of Regents Chair Jordan Acker said Sunday. Many Michigan Democrats fear the overturning of Roe would activate a 1931 state law that makes any attempt to procure a miscarriage a felony. Acker and Nessel have called the 1931 law “draconian.”“Our faculty will look the same way,” Acker wrote. The 1931 Michigan law does not allow for exemptions in these instances. Whitmer sues in attempt to strike down Michigan’s 1931 abortion lawGuaranteed abortion access a fight Michigan Democrats say they aren’t giving up onMost abortions happen in first trimester, and other facts about Michigan abortion rates

On Saturday, pro-choice demonstrators gathered outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Chevy Chase, Md., expressing anger and frustration regarding Kavanaugh's apparent vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. Kavanaugh was one of three justices appointed to the nation's highest court by former President Donald Trump, all of whom are expected to vote to strike down abortion rights when the final ruling is made public in the next few months.

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Following leak of Supreme Court draft overturning Roe, spotlight shines even brighter in Illinois governor's race on suburban women voters.

A few dozen pro-choice demonstrators rallied against the leaked Supreme Court draft that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

The reaction to Roe vs. Wade was immense, but not immediately so. It took months and years for the anti-abortion movement to fully form, to organize and gain political power.

The leak of a draft abortion opinion should investigated, but what about Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court justice whose wife is an election denier?

If Roe vs. Wade falls, low-income women will suffer most. Texas offers a preview.

From the governor’s office to the streets, it’s an all-hands-on-deck moment as the U.S. Supreme Court could soon take reproductive rights back to 1931

Rich Strike's trainer Ed Reed and his crew were jubilant at Churchill Downs after the horse won the 148th Kentucky Derby. Horse faced 80-1 odds.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said abortions will become illegal in Michigan “immediately” once Roe v. Wade is overturned, because of a 1931 law banning abortions apart from those necessary to preserve the mother’s life. National attention turned to Michigan’s 74th House District special election after Carol Glanville became the first Democrat to represent the Kent County district since 1983. Due to redistricting, the May election was the last time the current configuration of the 74th District will be in play. Planned Parenthood of Michigan also filed a lawsuit, the same day, to block enforcement of Michigan’s abortion ban. “In the absence of categorical funding, school safety funding, children’s mental health funding, infrastructure modernization funding, and the teacher recruitment and staff retention funding, this is not the budget that we need for Michigan school children,” Rice said, of the House and Senate budget proposals.

It's been clear in recent years that people in the United States don't have much faith in their institutions.

The potential overturning of Roe v. Wade has sparked outcry and debate across the country, including right here in Monroe County.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts noted that Alito's draft opinion overturning Roe and Casey's abortion rights doesn't represent a final decision in the case.

Anti-abortion lobbying groups backed by corporate leaders have raised over $40 million since Donald Trump became president.

Protests have erupted all over the country after Politico released a leaked initial draft majority opinion indicating the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn two abortion-related cases, which would end federal protection of abortion rights.

In the hours after news leaked that the U.S. Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade, more than 10,000 people signed up to volunteer for a Michigan petition drive that would put abortion rights on the November ballot. RELATED: Abortion-rights supporters rally at Michigan Capitol, collect signatures for ballot initiativeWithin 24 hours of the Supreme Court leak, abortion-rights advocates hosted a rally at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing. “But (the Supreme Court news) definitely made me come off the couch and come do it.”Loren Khogali, the ACLU of Michigan executive director, was also at Tuesday’s rally. Gretchen Whitmer has filed a lawsuit in hopes of getting the Michigan Supreme Court to rule that the ban is unconstitutional, saying it violates the due process clause and equal protection clause of the state’s constitution. Whitmer’s lawsuit is no “slam dunk” either, Pohutsky said, despite a Democratic majority on the Michigan Supreme Court.

Former Vice President Mike Pence says a leaked draft opinion suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark case that legalized abortion nationwide could have favorable impacts for anti-abortion candidates in midterm elections across the country.

A leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would abolish a nationwide right to abortion has thrust major companies into what’s arguably the most divisive issue in American politics.

A leaked draft of an abortion ruling has some decrying the high court’s partisanship. But the justices have always had their own agendas.

Ahead of an expected Supreme Court decision on Roe, medication abortions have surged — and drawn interest of opposition groups.

Human rights organizations say there is an international trend toward expanding abortion access, as countries such as Mexico and Argentina have worked to decriminalize the procedure.

State bans on abortion will only compound existing health inequalities.

The comments came after a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court revealed that a majority of justices were considering overturning Roe v. Wade.

Oklahoma has joined Texas this week with new abortion restrictions.

RELATED: Abortion could be illegal soon in Michigan: What to know about Roe v. Wade falloutOwens began by saying abortion remains legal in Michigan. These communities already are disproportionately affected by access to abortion care. Draw a line from Grand Rapids to Saginaw and north of there, is an “abortion desert,” he saidThe Supreme Court’s seemingly imminent decision will not evaporate the need for abortion access, he said. Available are medication abortions or abortion pills, taken in about half of Michigan abortions and used earlier in pregnancy, and surgical abortions. “I can tell you, you know and love someone who’s had an abortion,” Owens said.

The fight over the constitutional right to an abortion will reach its zenith in the coming weeks.

The fight over the constitutional right to an abortion will reach its zenith in the coming weeks.

The draft abortion ruling highlights a big gap between what some Supreme Court nominees tell the Senate and what they do as justices.

Activist Heather Booth and the Jane Collective provided thousands of women with abortions before Roe v. Wade.

The Satanic Temple is requesting to fly a flag over Boston City Hall after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that the city violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist seeking to fly a Christian flag outside the downtown building. Lucien Greaves, the organization's co-founder, said in an email Wednesday that the group wants to show that religious liberty must mean respect for “all forms" of religious practice and religious opinion. The organization hasn't decided which of its official flags it will ask the city to fly, Greaves said, but one likely option echoes the American flag, only with black and white stripes and an emblem of a pentagram and goat skull where the 50 stars would be.

ANN ARBOR, MI — The day Ann Arborites feared when they went to the polls 32 years ago to declare the city a “zone of reproductive freedom” may be coming soon. But the law Ann Arbor voters approved in April 1990 to protect abortion rights still remains enshrined in the city charter. “Such provisions are necessary within the city because of the widespread local support for reproductive freedom,” it states. Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor also issued a statement speaking out against overturning abortion rights, saying it would destroy women’s lives and be a dark day for the country. Liberty, in this regime, is a fraud.”MORE FROM THE ANN ARBOR NEWS:‘I wanted to vomit’: Crowd gathers in Ann Arbor to protest potential Roe v. Wade overturnOne of Ann Arbor’s top city leaders eyeing new job in Evanston‘Kerry cookies’ to be served in memory of late Ann Arbor Democratic activist1930s Albert Kahn building in downtown Ann Arbor getting a new lookSuperhero window washers delight patients at C.S.

Authorities say a group of demonstrators had been marching peacefully before a skirmish with police left one officer injured.

As the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, University of Michigan experts say reducing access to abortion will likely have steep economic costs. The study compared financial outcomes of women who were or were not able to get an abortion. “When the abortion denial happened, the women who were denied the abortion experienced a large spike in negative financial consequences,” Miller said. Supreme Court justices considered the economic impact of overturning Roe v. Wade when Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch argued there is “no sound evidence that women’s advancement depends on abortion” in an October brief. With an existing “labor supply crunch,” Miller said, an abortion ban would only make this worse.

The state lawmaker spoke with MLive Tuesday, May 3, after news of a leaked U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion that says the court will overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. “I’m not allowed to have an abortion, so my cancer progresses, and then this potential for life is never going to be a life. RELATED: Abortion could be illegal soon in Michigan: What to know about Roe v. Wade falloutWithout access to safe, legal abortion, she said, women could put their own lives at risk, in addition to the unborn child’s. Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban would immediately go into effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned. “If we pretend that Roe v. Wade didn’t exist, and abortion was illegal, who decides if the mother’s life is actually in danger or not?

As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to access abortion services, courts in other parts of the world, including in many historically conservative societies, have moved in the opposite direction.

Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a Texas-style abortion ban that prohibits abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

For veteran anti-abortion activists, the leaked U.S. Supreme Court document reads like a detailed dream come true, spelling out a potential ruling allowing states to ban abortion.

For decades, Democrats have tried to motivate their voters by warning of the conservative fight to outlaw abortion.

A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests the country’s highest court could be poised overturn Roe v.

The landscape has changed in many ways since the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v.

People on both sides of the abortion divide have been anticipating that the Supreme Court this summer would reverse the landmark 1973 Roe v.

The stunning leak of a draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v.

The bombshell leak of a draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v.

A Los Angeles protest over the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out Roe v.

A draft opinion that suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v.

The right to abortions has been widely debated among Americans and lawmakers alike in recent years -- a debate that has nearly reached a boiling point today, given that the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide this summer whether to overturn a landmark 1973 abortion ruling.

Frustrated Indiana conservatives fell short in several primary races in their drive to push the Republican-controlled state Legislature further to the right and saw one of their movement’s leaders lose his reelection bid.

President Joe Biden says the “basic fairness and the stability of our law demand” that the U.S. Supreme Court not overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v.

The right to abortions has been widely debated among Americans and lawmakers alike in recent years -- a debate that has nearly reached a boiling point today, given a new Texas law that could potentially impact national abortion regulations.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Oklahoma's ongoing battle with Native American tribes over the state’s authority to prosecute people accused of crimes on Native American lands.

A seemingly divided Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over Oklahoma’s authority to prosecute some crimes on Native American lands, following a 2020 high court decision.

The Supreme Court is questioning lower-court orders that have blocked the Biden administration from ending a controversial Trump-era immigration program for asylum-seekers.

The Supreme Court is declining to wade into a lawsuit filed by four New York City public school employees over a policy that they be vaccinated against COVID-19.

For many U.S. medical students and residents seeking abortion training, options are scant and under threat.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Florida will soon ban abortions after 15 weeks.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court last week and will become its first Black female justice.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law a bill making it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

The Israeli spyware maker NSO Group has turned to the U.S. Supreme Court as it seeks to head off a high-profile lawsuit filed by the WhatsApp messaging service.

The Idaho Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a new state law that would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allow it to be enforced through lawsuits.

Abortion rights supporters have scored a surprising victory in Nebraska, derailing a bill that would have automatically outlawed abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court ever overturns its Roe v.

With the future of abortion rights uncertain amid an impending Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood of Michigan and an abortion provider are filing a lawsuit in an effort to protect abortion access in the state.

The Oklahoma House has given final legislative approval to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony.

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says judges are not deciding cases to impose a “policy result,” but are making their best effort to determine what the law and the Constitution require.

The Supreme Court is casting doubt on Texas’ claim that it can’t be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq.

Thursday was the fourth and final day of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing.

The Arizona Legislature has approved a ban on abortion after 15 weeks.

A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled against an elected public college official in Texas who complained his colleagues’ censure of his actions violated his free speech rights.

Wisconsin's Democratic governor is telling the state Supreme Court that it should allow him to submit additional evidence defending his legislative district boundary map that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected.

The Supreme Court has thrown out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state’s Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin’s top court, a win for Republicans that also makes it unclear what boundaries will be in place for the fall election.

The surprising advantage Democrats gained during the torturous process of rewriting the nation’s congressional maps may be short lived.

The first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court is likely to face questioning at her Senate hearing that would have been familiar to Thurgood Marshall, the first Black man who served on the high court.

In the wake of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement in January, President Joe Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to be his replacement.