Posted on 08/10/2023 3:05:17 AM PDT by CFW
A federal judge called a recent Illinois law “stupid” that targets maternal health care centers and sidewalk counselors for expressing their pro-life message after he blocked enforcement of the statute.
Judge Iain D. Johnston of the Western Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois made the characterization in a formal preliminary injunction order (pdf) dated Aug. 4, the day after he orally issued his ruling from the bench finding the law was unconstitutional.
The lawsuit, filed July 27, is National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NILFA) v. Raoul. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a Democrat, is the defendant in the legal proceeding who is being sued in his official capacity. The lawsuit is still pending in the courts.
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In the new court order, Judge Johnston ridiculed the state law.
The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia “once said that he wished all federal judges were given a stamp that read ‘stupid but constitutional,’” he wrote.
“SB 1909 is both stupid and very likely unconstitutional,” the judge said.
“It is stupid because its own supporter admitted it was unneeded and was unsupported by evidence when challenged.
(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...
Try again
They’re speed bumps.since lawyers can just shop for judges, they figure out ways around the unfavorable jurists.
From the article: a recent Illinois law “stupid” ... targets maternal health care centers and sidewalk counselors for expressing their pro-life message
Pro-”choice” no more...
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