The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a series of cases to be decided during its next term, which begins in October, involving ...

The parental consent law passed in 2013, but was blocked in court and never took effect before being invalidated last year.

In a 4-3 decision, justices ruled that newer legislation supersedes the Civil War-era ban that made abortion a felony, while Republican leaders criticize the court for overstepping.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case concerning parental consent for minor abortions in Montana, with Justice Samuel ...