President Donald Trump has utilized his new powers to end a slew of lawsuits initiated under former President Joe Biden, including challenges to state abortion bans, complaints of racism at police and fire departments and more.
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PresidentDonaldTrumphasusedhisnewpowerstodismissaslewoflawsuitsfiledunderformerPresidentJoeBiden,includingchallengestostateabortionbans,allegationsofracisminpoliceandfiredepartments,environmentalandanti-whistleblowercases,andvariousbusiness-relateddisputes.Meanwhile,hehaslargelyleftBiden-eraantitrustlawsuitsuntouched.
TheTrumpadministrationtookstepsasrecentlyasthisweektodropalawsuitchallengingIdaho’sabortionbanthatonlypermitstheprocedureswhennecessarytosavethelifeofthemother,orincasesofrapeorincest. TheBidenadministrationtriedtocircumventthestatebanwithitslawsuitthatarguedthefederalEmergencyMedicalTreatmentandActiveLaborAct(EMTALA)requireddoctorstoprovideabortionsincaseswhentheyareneededtopreventserioushealthconsequences,notjustthelifeofthemother.
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