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Abortion foes urge Supreme Court to curb pill on eve of deadline

Abortion opponents urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow new restrictions on a widely used pill to end pregnancy, presenting the justices with a stark choice on one of the country’s most divisive issues.

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Texas appellate judge defends Clarence Thomas’ honor over Harlan Crow-paid vacations

WASHINGTON – Appellate Judge James Ho of Dallas, a former law clerk to Clarence Thomas, defended the justice’s honor Tuesday, rejecting ethics allegations involving lavish trips provided by real estate magnate Harlan Crow.

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Cornyn says Texas judge did not mislead Senate over law review article

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Tuesday he’s satisfied an Amarillo judge who tried to halt distribution of an FDA-approved abortion drug did not mislead the Senate by removing his name from an article bashing Obama administration efforts to protect those seeking abortions.

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Anti-abortion groups urge US top court to restrict abortion pill

Groups push the US Supreme Court to reject Biden administration request to halt a Texas ruling limiting access to pill.

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Supreme Court could soon rule on abortion drug - Roll Call

The Supreme Court could rule on the availability of a commonly used abortion drug less than a year after it overturned the right to abortion.

Roll Call

Medication abortion restrictions could worsen delays for Texans at out-of-state clinics

Texans are flooding abortion clinics in New Mexico, Kansas and Colorado. A recent court ruling could imperil access in those states.

The Texas Tribune

Analysis: FDA case may reveal if Supreme Court's conservative justices are abortion foes above all else

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's fast-track encounter with abortion pills this week may reveal much about the three justices who were crucial to overturning Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.

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Conservatives love judicial activism – as long as the law is moved in their favor

Brazen judicial overreach to curb abortion access proves the right wing will abandon their principles to get their way

The Guardian - US

Democratic senators condemn federal judge’s ruling to block abortion drug

Lawmakers from New York, Minnesota and Wisconsin decry the ruling, now on hold by supreme court until at least 19 April

The Guardian - US

Judge who wants to block mifepristone removed his name from anti-abortion article before Senate confirmation

US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk reportedly failed to disclose to lawmakers that he wrote an article defending religious objections to abortion access and gender-affirming care

The Independent UK

Supreme Court's Alito halts abortion drug restrictions through Wednesday

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court temporarily paused through at least Wednesday a court order that would have restricted a commonly used abortion drug nationwide in a brief order issued Friday afternoon.

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U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restores access to abortion pill

The five-day administrative stay from Justice Samuel Alito gives the Supreme Court time to consider the case next week.

The Texas Tribune

Biden to nominate Texas judge to be first Latina on federal appeals court

Both of Texas’ Republican senators voice support for Irma Carrillo Ramirez’s nomination to the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Texas Tribune

DOJ, drugmaker ask SCOTUS to intervene in abortion drug case

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and a pharmaceutical company on Friday asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the court fight over a commonly used abortion drug in order to keep a court ruling restricting availability of the drug from taking effect this weekend.

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Al Jazeera

US Supreme Court justice temporarily halts abortion pill curbs

Government says restrictions on mifepristone would deny people ‘lawful access’ to drug deemed safe by US regulators.

WEKU

Supreme Court briefly puts on hold lower court's limits on abortion drug mifepristone

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has placed a hold on a lower court ruling that restricts access to the abortion drug mifepristone until Wednesday night.

The Independent UK

Biden administration joins Supreme Court abortion pill appeal

Intervention comes after appeals court maintained approval for the drug but tightened access to it

Roll Call

Supreme Court halts abortion drug case through Wednesday - Roll Call

The ruling comes after a federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA's 2000 approval of mifespristone, a drug used for medication abortions.

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Salon

A new abortion pill ruling is super bad

The 5th Circuit judges nodded approval of a 19th century federal law that was used to ban books and birth control

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The pharmaceutical industry urges courts to preserve access to abortion pill

As the debate over mifepristone makes its way to the Supreme Court, the pharmaceutical industry has raised concerns that ruling against the FDA could chill the development of new drugs.

Al Jazeera

Biden administration to bring abortion pill case to Supreme Court

The decision comes shortly after an appeals court left numerous restrictions on abortion pill access in place.

Tribune News Service

Justice Department to ask Supreme Court to intervene in abortion pill case

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Biden administration will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the availability of a widely used abortion pill after a federal appeals court cleared the way for new restrictions to take effect Friday.

Salon

Appeals court okays abortion pill limits

Court upheld part of a Texas judge's ruling halting FDA decision allowing mifepristone to be distributed by mail

Tribune News Service

Appeals court allows limited access to abortion pill

A federal appeals court partly granted the Biden administration’s request to put on hold a Texas court ruling overturning FDA approval of the abortion pill, but allowed restrictions that were lifted since 2016 to be reinstated.

Los Angeles Times

Abortion’s new battleground: Mifepristone’s effect on women’s mental health

At the heart of the latest battle over abortion access is a federal judge’s ruling that cites concern about the mental health of women who choose to end their pregnancies.

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