Abortion at SCOTUS: A Review of Potential Cases this Term and Possible Rulings October 30, 2020 Issue Brief This brief examines the implications of a Supreme Court with a solid conservative majority for two abortion cases which have pending requests for review. If the Court chooses to take these cases, abortion laws and who can legally challenge them could be affected in major ways.
Resource Explains Litigation Challenging State Stay at Home Orders June 5, 2020 News Release A new KFF brief provides an overview of the legal basis for state stay at home orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as current legal challenges to these orders. Stay at home orders and other mandatory social distancing measures have received broad public support, but also have…
Litigation Challenging Mandatory Stay at Home and Other Social Distancing Measures June 5, 2020 Issue Brief This issue brief explains the legal basis for stay at home orders and provides an overview of current legal challenges filed in state and federal courts.
Status of Legal Challenges to HHS Title X Family Planning Rule as of July 2, 2019 July 3, 2019 Slide Map detailing the status of litigation surrounding the new HHS Title X family planning rules, as of July 2, 2019.
3 Key Questions About the Arkansas Medicaid Work and Reporting Requirements Case March 6, 2020 Issue Brief This issue brief answers three key questions about the implications of the appeals court’s decision setting aside the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary’s approval of a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver amendment that included work and reporting requirements and restriction of retroactive coverage in Arkansas.
Abortion is Back at the Supreme Court: New Analysis of June Medical Services LLC v. Russo March 2, 2020 News Release A KFF brief explains June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, a challenge to a Louisiana abortion regulation that will be heard at the Supreme Court on March 4, 2020.
Abortion Back at the Supreme Court: June Medical Services LLC v. Russo June 29, 2020 Issue Brief This issue brief explains the legal and factual issues in dispute and the reviews the potential implications of different rulings in the case of June Medical Services v. Russo, which could have significant implications for women’s access to abortion and could eliminate the right of abortion providers to bring legal challenges to state and federal laws and policies.
KFF Brief Explains the Legal Challenges to New Title X Regulations November 21, 2019 News Release Attorneys General from 23 states, major family planning organizations, individual providers, and the American Medical Association have sued to block the new rules.
Litigation Challenging Title X Regulations November 21, 2019 Issue Brief This brief provides an overview of the legal challenges to the Trump Administration final Title X regulations and summarizes the key positions of the plaintiffs and HHS.
KFF Health Tracking Poll July 2022: Inflation Tops Voters’ Priorities, But Abortion Access Resonates For Key Voting Blocs August 2, 2022 Poll Finding This poll finds most voters (55%) now say access to abortion is “very important” to their vote in November’s midterm elections, up since the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. This heightened interest is greatest among voter groups who largely want to guarantee access to abortion, including Democratic voters and women voters under 50 years old.
