Abortions remain legal in Louisiana due to a temporary injunction issued by state district judge Donald Johnson. A lawsuit challenging the state’s trigger abortion ban laws is at the center of the injunction. The order gives both sides 30 days to develop plans for a trial, however, Loyola University Law Professor Dan Ciolino believes abortions will stop sooner than later.
“I suspected once this goes up on appeal the preliminary injunction doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in the summer heat of surviving. It is somewhat of a surprise it was entered by this district judge,” said Ciolino.
Ciolino said Attorney General Jeff Landry, who’s defending the state’s abortion ban, most likely will file an appeal.
“I expect he will find a favorable appellate court to vacate this preliminary injunction and abortions again will be illegal,” said Ciolino.
The merits of the case will be heard in state district court, but Ciolino said due to the nature of the issue he believes it will move to the state’s highest court quicker than other matters.
“Well generally it takes many months, if not years, to get an issue before the Louisiana supreme court I expect this issue will be before that court within a matter of weeks or months, rather than years,” said Ciolino.
A ban on abortions in Louisiana has gone into effect twice and been blocked twice since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade on June 24th.
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