partially blocking a new federal law that cuts Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood,

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U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued a temporary injunction partially blocking a new federal law that cuts Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood, ruling today that it likely burdens First Amendment associational rights and denies equal protection.

The ruling targets Section 71113 of the Reconciliation Act, enacted July 4, 2025, which bars Medicaid reimbursements for one year to “prohibited entities”—tax-exempt nonprofits primarily in family planning that provide elective abortions (except for rape, incest, or maternal life risks)—and their affiliates, if they exceeded $800,000 in FY 2023 Medicaid funds.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, with Massachusetts and Utah affiliates, sued HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, alleging the law is a bill of attainder, violates free speech and association, and unequal treatment. They sought an emergency injunction.

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