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North Dakota Supreme Court asked to keep overturned abortion ban in place during state's appeal
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Attorneys for the state of North Dakota have asked the state Supreme Court to let North Dakota's overturned abortion ban remain in effect during the state's appeal of a judge's September ruling that found the law unconstitutional. Earlier in October, state...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for North Dakota's three electoral votes in the Nov. 5 presidential election. Voters will also pick candidates for a full slate of federal and state offices. North...
State asks judge to pause ruling that struck down North Dakota's abortion ban
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The state of North Dakota is asking a judge to pause his ruling from last week that struck down the state's abortion ban until the state Supreme Court rules on a planned appeal. The state's motion to stay a pending appeal was filed Wednesday. State District...
A judge strikes down North Dakota's abortion ban and rules that access is protected
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge struck down North Dakota's abortion ban Thursday, declaring that broad guarantees of personal liberty in the constitution of his conservative, Republican-dominated state create a fundamental right to abortion before a fetus is viable. The...
North Dakota lawmaker dies at 54 following cancer battle
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A lawmaker who was North Dakota’s youngest state senator when he was elected at 24 has died at 54, a year after he began treatment for cancer. Republican state Rep. Randy Schobinger, of Minot, died Tuesday in Delano, Tenn., according to an obituary. He had...
