The day after its decision was “inadvertently and briefly” posted online, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a block on portions of an Idaho abortion law after the Biden administration sued the state, claiming that the pro-life protections violated federal emergency medical treatment laws.
The court agreed to uphold a lower court ruling blocking Idaho’s “Defense of Life Act,” according to a decision officially published Thursday. Idaho’s law prohibits all abortions with exceptions if the mother’s life is in danger and punishes those who administer abortions with up to two to five years in prison.
In the 6-3 decision, the majority declined to rule on the merits of the whole law but wrote that litigation on the law should continue on the lower level while allowing a block on parts of the law to go back into effect. Justice Elena Kagan wrote in the decision to uphold…
