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State to appeal federal abortion ruling
The Tennessee Attorney General will appeal a federal judge's order to recount votes on the controversial 2014 abortion measure Amendment 1. "We obviously disagree with the federal court’s decision," spokesman Harlow Sumerford said. "Simply put, deciding what vote is required to amend the Tennessee Constitution is a matter of state law to be determined by a Tennessee court." The appeal effectively puts any potential recount on hold - likely for months as it goes through the appeals process at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati. "While we’re not terribly surprised that they would file an appeal, it is disappointing they would continue to litigate this case when (the federal judge) has so clearly determined how this portion of the constitution should be interpreted and how the state’s interpretation would violate our clients constitutional rights," says Dewey Branstetter who filed the litigation on behalf of eight plaintiffs. Amendment 1 removed abortion as a right under the state constitution.
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