who on Thursday introduced legislation to repeal the Comstock Act’s abortion provisions. “My job is to take that tool away.” ...

Tina Smith (DFL) is leading the repeal effort of the Comstock Act in the ... History of the Comstock Act The Comstock Act is an anti-obscenity law created in 1872 which bans the mailing of obscenity, ...

Aside from the Comstock Act, the other zombie law in contention is the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. The acts, passed by a Congress in the control of Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist Party ...

Some experts and abortion rights advocates refer to Comstock as a "zombie law," or legislation that has been invalidated by courts but was never fully repealed, leaving room for it to be revived.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday struck down abortion restrictions by conservative cities and ...