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A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking a week-old Illinois law authorizing prosecution of "limited services" crisis pregnancy centers for allegedly duping women to believe they could get abortion services at the pro-life centers.

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A federal judge in Rockford has granted a temporary injunction, halting Illinois’ new abortion law while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality can proceed. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law last week that prohibits pro-life groups from using “deceptive practices” to divert women seeking an abortion to an alternative. “Across the […]

A federal judge has blocked a new Illinois law that allows the state to penalize anti-abortion counseling centers if they use deception to interfere with patients seeking the procedure. U.S. District Judge Iain Johnston said Thursday the new law "is painfully and blatantly a violation of the First Amendment.” The law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker last week bans anti-abortion counseling centers, often referred to as “crisis pregnancy centers,” from using “misinfo...

DataCamp says broadcaster DISH tried to bully the company into a “false judgment” that would've been used to "terrorize" hosting companies.

MV Realty has been ordered to halt its practices, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday.

Illinois is targeting so-called "crisis pregnancy centers." Governor Pritzker has signed the Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act. The

Illinois Senate Bill 1909 declares both advertising and counseling by the centers, including sidewalk counseling, to be a "deceptive business practice."

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday signed a bill into law that empowers the state attorney general to crack down on pregnancy centers that use "deceptive tactics" to divert women seeking an abortion to alternate care offered by their programs. The Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act prohibits crisis pregnancy centers from using

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law that empowers the state attorney general to crack down on pregnancy centers that use "deceptive tactics."