Alabama lawsuit over threat of prosecution for abortion help can move forward, court rules  

A federal judge on Monday rejected an attempt to toss a suit challenging Alabama's attorney general's threat to prosecute those who help with out-of-state travel for abortions, paving the way for the case to move forward.

U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson, in a preliminary ruling Monday, said the case brought by the Yellowhammer Fund — a group that supports people who need out-of-state abortions in the Deep South — can continue their lawsuit, which argues Attorney General Steve Marshall's...