An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio took the first step Tuesday toward suing Indiana’s attorney general for defamation. Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist who gave the girl a medication-induced abortion on June 30, filed a tort claim notice over what she says are false statements that Attorney General Todd Rokita has made about her and her work. Bernard received widespread attention after she gave an interview to the Indianapolis Star about the child, who traveled to Indiana to get the abortion. The claim starts a 90-day period for the state to settle the claim. If it’s not, DeLaney could file a lawsuit. Rokita did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A Utah man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his mother and three siblings in 2020, when he was a teenager. Colin “CJ” Haynie pleaded guilty Tuesday to four counts of aggravated murder and one count of attempted murder. He was 16 at the time, but charged as an adult by prosecutors because of the seriousness of the Jan. 17, 2020, crime. He is now 19. Authorities say he killed his mother and one sister as they returned from her school pickup. He then waited for two more siblings to come home and killed them. Authorities have said they don't know the motive for the slayings.

The Mississippi abortion clinic that was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade has ended a lawsuit in which it was seeking to block the state from enforcing a law banning most abortions. Jackson Women’s Health Organization dropped its litigation a day after clinic owner Diane Derzis told The Associated Press that she sold the facility and had no intention to reopen it, even if a state court allowed her to do so. She plans to open a new clinic in New Mexico. Court battles over access to abortion are playing out in multiple states. On Tuesday, West Virginia’s only abortion clinic resumed scheduling patients for abortions. New restrictions on some abortions were in effect in Indiana.

West Virginia’s only abortion clinic has resumed scheduling patients for abortions following a ruling from a Charleston judge blocking enforcement of the state’s 150-year-old abortion ban. The state’s attorney general filed a motion to the state Supreme Court asking it to stay the decision while his office proceeds with an appeal. Executive director Katie Quiñonez called the decision “a sigh of relief" and said her staff is determined to resume abortions for as long as possible. West Virginia has a law on the books dating back to the 1800s making performing or obtaining an abortion a felony. Clinic lawyers argued successfully that the old law has been superseded by modern laws regulating abortion.

Jurors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz are being shown graphic video of him murdering 17 people inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Many held their hands to their faces as they saw the 15-minute recording. Some squirmed. One juror looked up at Cruz with his eyes wide. The video was shown despite defense objections that it could inflame the jury against Cruz. The judge said it accurately reflects what happened, and doesn't unfairly prejudice his case. Cruz has pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder, and 17 more of attempted murder. The jury must decide on death or life in prison.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The June 24 ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. In anticipation of the decision, several states led by Democrats took steps to protect abortion access. The decision also sets up the potential for legal fights between the states over whether providers and those who help women obtain abortions can be sued or prosecuted.

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said in a statement Tuesday the Facebook groups were set up to recruit people “willing to post incentivized and misleading reviews” across its stores in the U.S. the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. The problem over phony reviews is not new for Amazon, or e-commerce as a whole. The retailer’s announcement comes as another side of the company’s operations is facing more scrutiny. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed Tuesday it has opened inspections at Amazon facilities in several states after receiving referrals alleging safety and health violations.