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The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that South Carolina has the power to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood clinics, in a technical interpretation over healthcare choices that has emerged as a larger political fight over abortion access.
The case, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, centers on whether low-income Medicaid patients can sue under what is known as Section 1983 – part of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 – in order to choose their own qualified healthcare provider.
It involves South Carolina’s blocking of Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which the organization argued violated federal law. In a 6-3 decision, the Court noted that the typical redress for such a violation would be for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to withhold Medicaid funding from the state, not for an individual to sue the state.
"Section 1983 permits private plaintiffs to sue for violations of federal spending-power statutes only in ‘atypical’ situations … where the provision in question ‘clear[ly]’ and ‘unambiguous[ly]’ confers an individual ‘right,’" Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the majority opinion, ruling that the law in question in the present case "is not such a statute."…READ MORE.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance salute during the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
FAKE NEWS FRENZY: Trump admin pushes back against 'false reporting' by mainstream media outlet on children deportations
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President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attend a plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, om June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
HEROES SURVIVE FIRE: Caine reveals details on the 44 young soldiers who defended largest US base in Middle East from Iran
TORTURE AND ABUSE: Belarusian dissident thanks Trump admin for his freedom, demands the UN act
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right, with his daughter, left, cuts the inaugural tape during a completion ceremony of the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in North Korea Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
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POWER PLAY BACKFIRE: FIRST ON FOX: GOP senator calls for parliamentarian's firing after serving Medicaid blow to Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
UNELECTED POWER: Fury erupts as unelected Senate 'scorekeeper' blocks Trump's agenda
Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
SMACKDOWN: Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' faces setback as Senate rules knock out key Medicaid provisions
GREAT DIVORCE: Decade after landmark ruling, Republican support for same-sex marriage craters
Reps. Mike Lawler and Nicole Malliotakis are both arguing that Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, center, would be bad for the city as mayor. (Getty Images)
GREEN BRAINWASHING: Parental rights watchdog exposes left-wing climate group's strategy to recruit kids for environmental activism
RED RISING: New York Republicans warn of 'disaster' if 'dangerous' Zohran Mamdani wins mayoral race
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