Court says "no" to GOP efforts to defund clinics

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Florida’s attempt to regulate and defund abortion clinics out of existence has officially failed.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle permanently blocked a Florida law that would have prevented the distribution of state or local funds to any organization that provides abortions. (State and federal law already prohibit the use of public funds to finance abortion itself.)

Hinkle also enjoined a provision of the law that would have vastly increased record inspection requirements for abortion clinics while offering no additional safety benefits for patients.

As part of the order, Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott agreed to forego further litigation, meaning both measures are effectively dead in the water.




http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/08/19/florida_cannot_defund_abortion_clinics_judge_rules.html?google_editors_picks=true
 
Florida’s attempt to regulate and defund abortion clinics out of existence has officially failed.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle permanently blocked a Florida law that would have prevented the distribution of state or local funds to any organization that provides abortions. (State and federal law already prohibit the use of public funds to finance abortion itself.)

Hinkle also enjoined a provision of the law that would have vastly increased record inspection requirements for abortion clinics while offering no additional safety benefits for patients.

As part of the order, Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott agreed to forego further litigation, meaning both measures are effectively dead in the water.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/08/19/florida_cannot_defund_abortion_clinics_judge_rules.html?google_editors_picks=true

Wow, even Rick Scott knows when to stop beating a dead horse.
 
The constitution says "all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the united states". So where do federal courts get authority to repeal laws.?
 
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