The Supreme Court is expected on Tuesday to weigh the availability of a commonly used abortion pill, raising the possibility that it could sharply curtail access to the drug — even in states where abortion access remains legal. The case means that abortion is once again before the court, less than two years after a […]
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Abortion Pill Rulings: What to Know About Availability of Mifepristone
The fate of a commonly used abortion pill is again before the Supreme Court, more than a year and a half after it said it would leave the matter of abortion to elected officials. The Biden administration had asked the justices to hear a challenge to the drug’s availability after a three-judge panel of the […]
Read MoreSupreme Court Stays Out of Dispute Over Drag Show at Texas University
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from an L.G.B.T.Q. student group at a public university in Texas to let it put on a drag show on campus over the objections of the university’s president, who had refused to allow it. In an emergency application, the students said the president’s action violated the First […]
Read MoreNew Federal Judiciary Rule Will Limit ‘Forum Shopping’ by Plaintiffs
When anti-abortion activists sued the Food and Drug Administration in 2022 seeking to overturn the approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, they filed their suit in the federal court in Amarillo, Texas, where it was all but assured that the case would be heard by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, an outspoken opponent of abortion. Judge […]
Read MoreSupreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Abortion Pill Access
The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it would decide on the availability of a commonly used abortion pill, the first major case involving abortion on its docket since it overturned the constitutional right to an abortion more than a year ago. The move sets up a high-stakes fight over the drug, mifepristone, that could […]
Read MoreJustice Dept. Asks Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Pill Case
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Friday evening to hear a challenge to the availability of a commonly used abortion pill, mifepristone, raising the possibility that the justices will rule on the fate of the drug. The move sets up a showdown over access to the pill, which is used in more than […]
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