TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jul 24, 2020

A federal judge today ruled that the controversial abortion bill signed into law earlier this month by Gov. Bill Lee will not be allowed to move forward, the Tennessean reports. District Judge William L. Campbell stopped the rollout of the law less than an hour after it was signed by Lee by issuing a temporary restraining order. Today, Campbell granted a preliminary injunction that blocks the state from implementing the law while the courts rule on the case. Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union and other abortion rights groups filed a lawsuit against the bill in federal court in June after it passed the Senate in a 23-5 early morning vote. They argue the bans are unconstitutional and contradict U.S. Supreme Court rulings in Roe V. Wade and other landmark cases.