NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CN) — Calling it “gratuitously demeaning,” a federal judge ruled Wednesday a Tennessee law that required women to wait 48 hours before obtaining an abortion is unconstitutional and enjoined the state from enforcing it.Senior U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman – a Reagan appointee whose previous rulings include striking down the federal government’s ban on female genital mutilation and nixing a Michigan ban on same-sex marriage in 2014 – said in his 136-page the state failed to prove that the law furthered its interests in protecting fetal life and helping women be sure...…NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CN) — Calling it “gratuitously demeaning,” a federal judge ruled Wednesday a Tennessee law that required women to wait 48 hours before obtaining an abortion is unconstitutional and enjoined the state from enforcing it.Senior U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman – a Reagan appointee whose previous rulings include striking down the federal government’s ban on female genital mutilation and nixing a Michigan ban on same-sex marriage in 2014 – said in his 136-page the state failed to prove that the law furthered its interests in protecting fetal life and helping women be sure...WW…

The three frontrunners in the race – two Republicans and a Democrat – have all claimed to be political outsiders. All are running for office for the first time. Each has responded differently to campaigning during the Covid-19 pandemic. And the race has turned into bitter sniping.CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (CN) — Bill Hagerty, former ambassador to Japan, spoke to the Hamilton County Republican Women’s Club last week and once again stressed the one thing setting him apart from the other 14 Republicans competing in the Tennessee Senate primary: an endorsement by President Donald Trump.Hagerty said he...…The three frontrunners in the race – two Republicans and a Democrat – have all claimed to be political outsiders. All are running for office for the first time. Each has responded differently to campaigning during the Covid-19 pandemic. And the race has turned into bitter sniping.CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (CN) — Bill Hagerty, former ambassador to Japan, spoke to the Hamilton County Republican Women’s Club last week and once again stressed the one thing setting him apart from the other 14 Republicans competing in the Tennessee Senate primary: an endorsement by President Donald Trump.Hagerty said he...WW…