Ulster County rejected a motion seeking a civil penalty of over $100,000 against Dr. Margaret Carpenter of New Paltz over a missed court appearance for prescribing mifepristone to a Texan.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — In what could lead to the first U.S. Supreme Court challenge to state shield laws nationwide, the acting Ulster County clerk has refused to file a summary judgment requested by ...

But it is not enforceable in New York, where Carpenter is protected by the state’s shield law. On March 19, the Texas attorney general’s office sent a motion to the Ulster County Clerk’s ...