Split 6th Circ. Keeps Block On Tenn. 'Abortion Trafficking' Ban

By Gianna Ferrarin · September 25, 2026, 7:46 PM EDT

A split Sixth Circuit panel upheld a permanent injunction on what Tennessee calls an abortion trafficking ban, finding the law is facially overbroad and violates the First Amendment by restricting speech...

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Case Information

Case Title

Welty et al v. Dunaway et al

Case Number

3:24-cv-00768

Court

Tennessee Middle

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

June 24, 2024


Case Title

Rachel Welty, et al v. Bryant Dunaway, et al

Case Number

25-5738

Court

Appellate - 6th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3440 Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

August 19, 2025


Case Title

Rachel Welty, et al v. Bryant Dunaway, et al

Case Number

25-5739

Court

Appellate - 6th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3440 Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

August 19, 2025