Three states that ban abortion sued straight at the Supreme Court, which hears suits between states first. They say shield laws block their probes of out-of-state doctors who mail abortion pills. Louisiana separately sued 30 providers and groups.
On the record: Louisiana AG Liz Murrill on the mailed-pill network: "This is drug dealing and it's illegal." (Fox News)
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The shield laws block the plaintiff states' investigations of out-of-state doctors who mail abortion pills.
The story attributes this to the plaintiff states ('saying'), and the complaint, Westfair and the Louisiana DOJ release carry the argument. It is a litigant's characterization, not an adjudicated fact.
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Louisiana separately sued more than 30 abortion-pill providers and groups.
The Louisiana v. Nouhavandi complaint caption, Stateline, WAFB and the Louisiana Illuminator all say 30 defendants, not more than 30. Arkansas AG Griffin says 29, and Louisiana's letter to the Fifth Circuit says 'nearly three dozen'. Griffin's release also says Arkansas and Alabama joined the suit,