Garland Outlines Abortion Protections In New Post-Dobbs Suit

Summary

Law360 (August 2, 2022, 5:53 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has filed its first lawsuit challenging a state-level abortion ban in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, targeting a law in Idaho that Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday prevents doctors from providing "the emergency medical treatment that federal law requires."