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None of the eight proposed expert witnesses for the plaintiffs challenging Wyoming’s abortion bans should be allowed to participate in the case, a lawyer for the state argues in a new filing. The witness list includes four of the plaintiffs, two religion experts, an OB-GYN medical expert and a well-known prosecutor in Wyoming: Michael Blonigen. All provide arguments against the bans. In his filing, Special Assistant Attorney General Jay Jerde argues none of them should be allowed to participate or provide testimony, mainly citing Rule 702 of t... Full story
Jackson judge will decide next week whether to also halt a medication abortion ban. The lawsuit over Wyoming’s abortion bans is scheduled for trial on April 15, 2024. Unless the trial is avoided or delayed, surgical abortions in the state are expected to remain legal until then. As scheduled, three days will be set aside for a bench trial, in which a judge makes a decision instead of a jury. As for medication abortions, they may become illegal in Wyoming as soon as July 1 — unless the Ninth District Court Judge Melissa Owens rules next wee... Full story
Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill and Gov. Mark Gordon oppose the secretary of state's request to join their defense of the state's abortion ban in an ongoing lawsuit. Gordon and Hill, both defendants in the case challenging the ban, claim in a brief filed Tuesday that Chuck Gray doesn't have legal standing, and that joining the case "in his official capacity" as secretary of state is contrary to Wyoming statutes. "Public officers such as the Secretary of State 'have and can exercise only... Full story