U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker on Friday denied Attorney General Curtis Hill's request for an immediate stay to prevent the clinic from opening until Indiana's appeal is considered.

The White House says Trump nominated James Sweeney II for the position with the U.S. District Court that covers the southern two-thirds of Indiana.

Attorney General Curtis Hill said the ruling makes it easier for a 14-year-old to get an abortion than a tattoo.

Federal Judge Sarah Evans Barker halted three provisions of Indiana's 2017 anti-abortion law dealing with underage girls who seek abortions.

Judge Sarah Evans Barker issued a temporary injunction to prevent the state from enforcing three provisions of the controversial measure.

Hoosiers headed to the polls Tuesday will be able to snap a picture of their ballot after a federal judge last month halted a new law banning such photos. But, the law's author doesn't want to give up the fight to prohibit so-called ballot selfies.

The state said its law banning people from taking pictures of their ballot - whether filled out or not - in the voting booth was to help prevent voter coercion and vote buying and selling. But federal judge Sarah Evans Barker says the state didn't show any evidence that those problems exist.

The ACLU says an Indiana law barring voters from taking pictures of their ballot in the voting booth violates the First Amendment, but the state is countering that the legislature is trying to prevent voter fraud.