The state Supreme Court has four elected Democratic justices and three appointed Republican members. The Midwestern state of Michigan could go the other way, Ziegler said. 'And so, we're likely to see in that state the door open to much more sweeping restrictions,' Ziegler said.

But Ziegler said Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has transformed the court with conservative appointments. In 1989, the Florida Supreme Court recognized abortion as a fundamental right under the state constitution. Take Florida, where Planned Parenthood recently mounted a constitutional challenge to the state's recently enacted 15-week ban on abortion that is set to take effect July 1. Ziegler, of UC Davis, said the outcome of the state court cases is far from certain and would depend in large part on the composition of a given state's supreme court. 'In states where we've identified a path to challenging abortion bans with our local partners, I think we can expect to see challenges filed following the issuance of any Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe,вЂќ she said, without naming the states. These provisions have been interpreted by some state supreme courts in recent decades to uphold abortion rights.Д«urrows said the ACLU is вЂњinvestigating each state constitution to get a sense of the claims that we could bring.' To be sure, legal challenges won't be feasible in every state, experts and advocates say.Д®leven states, including Florida, have the right to privacy enshrined in their constitutions, while several others, such as Arizona, have equal protection clauses. 'Obviously, the stakes will be higher because it won't be as a sort of supplement to federal protections,' Ziegler said. But with abortion rights no longer protected under the federal constitution, their focus would now shift to state courts. In recent decades, abortion rights groups have mostly turned to federal courts to block new state laws restricting the procedure. 'But I think at the end of the day, only perhaps a handful or less may create a state right to abortion,' Forsythe said in an interview. Part of the ACLU's legal strategy would be to challenge abortion bans in state courts, Burrows said.Д¬larke Forsythe, senior counsel with Americans United for Life, an anti-abortion group, said he expects legal challenges in two to three dozen states over the next couple of years. Effective March 7, 2022: The wearing of masks by all persons entering the courthouse is voluntary, but is strongly encouraged, along with social distancing, regardless of vaccination status.Anti-abortion demonstrators celebrate outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v WomenвЂ™s Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2022.The Maryland Judiciary returns to Phase V operations on Mawith the resumption of Jury Trials.Please click here for more information on the Register of Wills and Orphans Court.

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