The 4-1 majority decision is a notable win for Republicans in the state, following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
Government watchdog group "Protect the Public's Trust" (PPT) filed an ethics complaint against the Biden administration's Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, raising questions about her "impartiality" to implement an oil leasing ban in New Mexico.
In a recent ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in New Orleans, stricter controls have been placed on the distribution and access of the abortion pill, mifepristone.