https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c5ced95e4b0e01e32aaef0f Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Abortion Clinic Law Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberals in putting a hold on the law. 02/07/2019 09:57 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court stopped Louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics in a test of the conservative court’s views on abortion rights. The justices said by a 5-4 vote late Thursday that they will not allow the state to put into effect a law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.