Judge Denies Request to Add Wyoming’s New Anti-Abortion Law to Ongoing Lawsuit

Judge denies request to add Wyoming’s new anti-abortion law to ongoing lawsuit

by Maya Shimizu Harris, WyoFile Wyoming’s new anti-abortion law should not be added to an ongoing Natrona County lawsuit challenging other abortion laws, a judge decided Tuesday. “The factual issues sought to be added to this case are inherently different from those currently before this Court, which are primed for resolution through summary judgment or trial,” Judge Thomas C. Campbell wrote in his decision. “Reopening deadlines and accommodatin…

Judge denies request to add Wyoming's new anti-abortion law to ongoing lawsuit

Wyoming’s new anti-abortion law should not be added to an ongoing Natrona County lawsuit challenging other abortion laws, a judge decided Tuesday. “The factual issues sought to be added to this case are inherently different from those currently before this Court, which are primed for resolution through summary judgment or trial,” Judge Thomas C. Campbell wrote in his decision. “Reopening deadlines and accommodating discovery would delay finality…

Retired Judge Won't Let Pro-Choice Group Lump New Challenge Into Old Case

A retired Wyoming judge Tuesday refused to let abortion-rights advocates include new heartbeat-ban challenge into their older case . He ruled the nearly trial-ready case is too far along to introduce their latest challenge.