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Seventh Circuit sours on Satanic Temple’s challenge to Indiana abortion law. (www.courthousenews.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/news

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

She echoed the judges' statements that even if the Satanic Temple was granted relief in the case, other laws would still prevent them from administering telemedicine abortion care to Indiana residents.

So ... as long as there are two stupid laws that accomplish the same stupid thing, there's no hope of challenging either one? Because the other one would still be in place?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Going only from your quote, no, the point is that if they're not challenging all the applicable laws, then arguing the case would be a waste of time. Even if they had an airtight case, the judge would be unable to grant relief.

I haven't read the article, so there might be more context that changes it. But from my limited understanding, that's how it works.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

“If a federal court were to hold that law unconstitutional, would that provide any relief at all to the Satanic Temple?" [Judge] Easterbrook said.

[TST attorney] Mac Naughton replied: “It would be able to provide abortifacients to its members in Indiana.”

Easterbrook responded, "No, they would not. There are other statutes on the books in Indiana requiring these drugs to be approved personally by a physician after at least one in-person visit.” ... The judges tried to clarify how blocking the challenged law would provide any benefit, as other laws would still prevent abortion care via telemedicine.

“You are not saying anything relevant, that’s my problem,” Easterbrook said. “I’ll let you go on, but you have to understand that unless you can answer the question as I pose it, you have no hope.”

[–] GeorgimusPrime 16 points 1 month ago

The right got to where they are by continually probing the law forweaknessess they could exploit. If this doesn't work, try something else.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Sounds rather flimsy.