Abortion Backers Notch Court Win — and Point to Brawl with AG over Documents

Abortion backers notch court win — and point to brawl with AG over documents

A federal appeals court has struck down part of a Tennessee anti-abortion law. Meanwhile, two nonprofits made moves this week to avoid cooperating with requests from the state’s attorney general for documents involving mail-order abortion pills. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled against a 2024 provision on so-called “recruitment” of minors […]

Federal court upholds block on TN law making it a crime to aid minors seeking out-of-state abortions

A Tennessee law preventing adults from giving information to minors about legal out-of-state abortions will remain blocked, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled Thursday. ​A three-judge panel agreed with a federal district judge that barring adults from giving out information about abortions violates the First Amendment. ​Senior United States Judge Jane […]

Tennessee ‘abortion trafficking’ law violates First Amendment

CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit upheld a Tennessee federal court’s ruling that found a portion of state law forbidding the recruitment of minors to obtain abortions out of state violates the First Amendment. Without considering whether the provision is unconstitutionally vague, the majority ruled that the law constitutes unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination and is facially overbroad. The lower court’s permanent injunction is affirmed.

Abortion ruling protects recruitment speech rights - Nashville Banner

A federal appeals court struck down Tennessee's recruitment provision in an anti-abortion law, Planned Parenthood seeks a protective order against an information request from the state's attorney general, and Nashville reported the state's lowest unemployment rate among Tennessee cities for August 2026.