The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday said it will not block a trigger law that bans nearly all abortions in the state slated to take effect Aug. 25, as well as a separate law that bans abortion after about six weeks set to take effect Aug. 19, amid ongoing litigation. The court also allowed a civil enforcement mechanism of the six-week abortion ban to come into effect.
In a split 3–2 ruling (pdf), the Idaho Supreme Court said that the three Republican-backed laws banning abortions can take effect in Idaho amid ongoing legal challenges. The judges also decided to speed up the timeline for the lawsuits to be decided….