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Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Illinois Law Targeting Pro-Life Pregnancy Counseling

Judge Iain D. Johnston previously said the state law was ‘both stupid and very likely unconstitutional.’
Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Illinois Law Targeting Pro-Life Pregnancy Counseling
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a news conference in Chicago, Ill., on March 20, 2020. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
Matthew Vadum
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A federal judge permanently blocked an Illinois law on Dec. 14 that he previously called “stupid” that targets maternal health care centers and sidewalk counselors for expressing their pro-life message.

The state of Illinois consented to the injunction and the dismissal of the underlying lawsuit filed against it.