August 18, 2022
A federal judge in North Carolina has reinstated the state's ban on abortions after 20 weeks, ruling that a three-year-old injunction preventing the law from taking effect is no longer enforceable under the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision.
March 26, 2019
A North Carolina federal judge has struck down the state's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in a suit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood, although he scolded their counsel for not addressing a magistrate judge's concerns about standing sooner.
November 30, 2016
Women's health organizations on Wednesday filed lawsuits in state and federal courts challenging abortion restrictions in Alaska, Missouri and North Carolina, claiming that the state laws are medically unnecessary and hinder women's access to safe and legal abortions.