Post by pavel on Feb 24, 2016 4:37:12 GMT -6
OKLAHOMA CITY — A dispute over the constitutionality of a 2014 state law restricting the use of abortion-inducing drugs is headed back to a lower court.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday found the law constitutional on two grounds, and told an Oklahoma County judge to now determine the law’s validity “under other constitutional provisions both state and federal.”
The law has not gone into effect because of the constitutional challenges. The Supreme Court said a stay will remain in place until the challenges are fully litigated.
Oklahoma County District Judge Patricia Parrish last year ruled the law unconstitutional. The Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed that judgment, ruling 6-1 that the law does not violate provisions of the state constitution that prohibit special laws and the delegation of legislative authority.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/government/oklahoma-supreme-court-says-anti-abortion-law-constitutional/article_3e283b08-97b7-504e-b485-7ae2eb30870c.html
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday found the law constitutional on two grounds, and told an Oklahoma County judge to now determine the law’s validity “under other constitutional provisions both state and federal.”
The law has not gone into effect because of the constitutional challenges. The Supreme Court said a stay will remain in place until the challenges are fully litigated.
Oklahoma County District Judge Patricia Parrish last year ruled the law unconstitutional. The Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed that judgment, ruling 6-1 that the law does not violate provisions of the state constitution that prohibit special laws and the delegation of legislative authority.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/government/oklahoma-supreme-court-says-anti-abortion-law-constitutional/article_3e283b08-97b7-504e-b485-7ae2eb30870c.html