Bismarck, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The North Dakota attorney general\u2019s office has asked a judge to lift his stay on a trigger law banning abortion, arguing he failed to make the state\u2019s lone abortion clinic show a likelihood of prevailing in the case. Burleigh County District Judge Bruce Romanick last month granted the request for a preliminary injunction as part of a lawsuit brought by the Red River Women\u2019s Clinic in Fargo. State lawyers argue the judge made no \u201cfindings towards the substantial probability of succeeding on the merits,\u201d which is a factor needed to evaluate preliminary injunctions. The ban was set to take effect last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A judge has again blocked a trigger law banning abortion in North Dakota as he weighs a lawsuit from the state\u2019s lone abortion clinic. The clinic argues that the law violates the state constitution. Burleigh County District Judge Bruce Romanick on Thursday granted the motion for a preliminary injunction sought by the Red River Women\u2019s Clinic in Fargo. The ban was set to take effect Friday. It\u2019s the second time that Romanick has put the trigger ban on hold. He ruled last month that Attorney General Drew Wrigley was premature in setting a July 28 closing date. The clinic has already moved its services a few miles away to Moorhead, Minnesota, where abortion remains legal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Judge temporarily halts trigger law that was set to outlaw abortion in North Dakota on Friday. Come back here later for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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