The Democratic Alliance extends its heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of Justice Laurie Ackermann. His passing is a loss for South Africa, as he leaves behind a legacy of legal wisdom and important contributions to South Africa’s legal landscape. Justice Ackermann was appointed to the first bench of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 1994. As one of the first members of the bench of the Constitutional Court, he was pivotal in the development of South Africa’s early Constitutional Law jurisprudence.
A judicial review panel in the coming weeks is expected to confirm two gay men to serve on the state’s appellate courts and elevate a lesbian appeals court justice to preside over her bench.
Montana is one of at least 19 states that allow advanced-practice registered nurses to provide abortion care. APRNs have at least a master’s degree in nursing.
Montana’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Friday (May 12th) that advanced-practice registered nurses can continue to provide abortion care in the state, likely setting up legal clashes with the 2023 Legislature, which passed restrictive laws saying only physicians can perform abortions.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) Montana's Supreme Court ruled unanimously Friday that advanced-practice registered nurses can continue to provide abortion care in the state, likely setting up legal clashes with the 2023 Legislature, which passed restrictive laws saying only physicians can perform abortions.
Governor Gavin Newsom has nominated two gay men to serve on the state’s appellate courts and moved to elevate a lesbian appeal court justice to preside over her bench.
Governor Gavin Newsom has nominated two gay men to serve on the state’s appellate courts and moved to elevate a lesbian appeal court justice to preside over her bench.
The state’s high court previously considered the case in 2019, after a district court temporarily allowed Helen Weems, a nurse practitioner and the owner of All Families Healthcare in Whitefish, to provide abortions while the case proceeded.