In brief: Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana abortion law

BATON ROUGE, La. – A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of Louisiana’s restrictive new abortion law. But lawyers disagree about whether his order covers doctors at all five of the state’s clinics or only two doctors and three clinics.

District Judge John deGravelles said the law can still take effect today. But he says officials cannot penalize the doctors and clinics that sued for breaking it until after a hearing on a broader pretrial order.

The law requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges to a nearby hospital. A lawsuit claims that likely would close all five abortion clinics.

DeGravelles says the doctors’ risk of fines and losing licenses outweighs any injury to the state from keeping the status quo.

Bundy pulls kids from schools over knife

LAS VEGAS – A son of rancher Cliven Bundy has withdrawn his children from Clark County schools after his daughter was barred from carrying a pocket knife on school grounds.

Ryan Bundy says that’s a violation of his children’s rights, and evidence of county school administrators’ “communistic mentality.”

Virgin Valley High School Principal Cliff Hughes said if the Mesquite school allowed one student to carry a knife, it would have to allow others to do so.

Cliven Bundy and his armed states’ rights supporters thwarted a roundup by the federal government of his cattle in southern Nevada in April.