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Judge dismisses a lawsuit over South Dakota abortion-rights measure that voters rejected

Nov. 19, 2024 15:01 PM EST

A South Dakota judge dismissed a lawsuit that an anti-abortion group filed in June targeting an abortion rights measure that voters rejected this month. In an order dated Friday, Circuit Court Judge John Pekas granted Life Defense Fund's motion to dismiss its lawsuit against Dakotans...

Abortion-rights groups outspend opponents by more than 6 to 1 in ballot measure campaigns

Oct. 31, 2024 12:38 PM EDT

The groups promoting ballot measures to add amendments to the constitutions in nine states that would enshrine a right to abortion have raised more than $160 million. That's nearly six times what their opponents have brought in, The Associated Press found in an analysis of campaign...

A lawsuit challenging a South Dakota abortion rights measure will play out after the election

Sep. 19, 2024 19:45 PM EDT

An anti-abortion group's lawsuit to invalidate an abortion rights measure appearing on South Dakota's statewide ballot won't be resolved until after the November election. Media reports of an apparent disconnect between attorneys and the Second Judicial Circuit over scheduling of the...