The Latest Breaking News from Steve Vladeck

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.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2023

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.

Roll Call · Apr 14, 2023

Federal judge at center of FDA abortion drug case has history with conservative causes

U.S. District Matthew Kacsmaryk was once deputy counsel for the First Liberty Institute, the Plano-based conservative Christian law firm.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 15, 2023

Supreme Court asks US to weigh in on content moderation cases - Roll Call

The Supreme Court asked the Biden administration Monday to weigh in on a pair of cases that could determine the future of social media law.

Roll Call · Jan 23, 2023

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s lawsuits stymie Biden agenda on immigration and health care

AUSTIN, Texas — Fresh off securing a third term, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plans to keep up his relentless legal assault on President Joe Biden’s agenda that’s already hindered the Democrats' approach to immigration and health care.

Tribune News Service · Dec 3, 2022

Supreme Court, for now, pauses Sen. Lindsey Graham subpoena - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Monday paused an order to have South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham testify before a Georgia grand jury.

Roll Call · Oct 24, 2022

Trump asks SCOTUS to intervene on docs

Even Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas doesn’t seem to think it’s the “emergency” that Trump does

Salon · Oct 5, 2022

TribCast: Trouble in Ken Paxton’s office

In this week’s episode, Matthew Watkins speaks with Jake Bleiberg of the Associated Press and Steve Vladeck from the University of Texas School of Law about the turmoil in the Texas attorney general’s office and its litigation success.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 30, 2022

Trump judge backtracks after rebuke

Judge Aileen Cannon struck portions of her order after an appellate court ruling and may have hurt Trump's case

Salon · Sep 23, 2022

Trump's release of NARA letter backfires

Trump's team thought the letter would help their case. Legal experts say it did the opposite

Salon · Aug 23, 2022