US Supreme Court upholds temporary access to abortion pill Lower courts had issued restrictions on access to the abortion pill, used in about half of all US abortions. Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2023
Supreme Court extends freeze on changes to abortion pill access until Friday The announcement kicks the can down the road on what the high court will do for another few days. Mifepristone is used in about half of all abortions nationwide. WEKU · Apr 19, 2023
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. Al Jazeera · Apr 18, 2023
US Supreme Court won't hear GM's 2019 racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request from General Motors Co. to hear its racketeering lawsuits against crosstown competitor Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, now known as Stellantis NV. Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023
Abortion judge may have hid law article "Why did Judge Kacsmaryk mislead the American people during his confirmation hearing?" congressman questions Salon · Apr 17, 2023
Defamation is at the heart of Dominion's lawsuit against Fox News – but proving it is no small feat The aftershocks of the 2020 presidential election continue to reverberate in politics and the media, building to an crescendo in a high-profile defamation lawsuit. The Conversation · Apr 17, 2023
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 · Apr 14, 2023
Latest abortion pill ruling could hit some safe havens hard States that are trying to position themselves as safe havens for women seeking abortions could be most affected by the latest court ruling restricting access to an abortion pill The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023
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. Al Jazeera · Apr 14, 2023
Biden admin seeks to halt ruling suspending sale of abortion pill The abortion pill mifepristone accounts for more than half of all abortions in the US and is considered safe to use. Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2023
British Columbia's coverage of contraceptives should inspire the rest of North America As of April 1, 2023 all residents of British Columbia gained access to free prescription contraception. This includes the birth control pill, injections and implants, IUDs and emergency contraception known as Plan B or the “morning after” pill. The Conversation · Apr 10, 2023
Clarence Thomas’ lax ethics are a blow to the Supreme Court, and America According to ProPublica, Thomas took undisclosed globe-trotting luxury trips, hosted or paid for by a big-time Republican donor. The revelations about Thomas add to the court’s substantial credibility woes. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 9, 2023
Abortion pill order latest contentious ruling by Texas judge A Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservative causes The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023
US Supreme Court lets trans girl stay on track team WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court has let a 12-year-old transgender girl continue competing on her middle school track team, acting for the first time on a wave of new state restrictions on athletic participation. Bangkok Post · Apr 7, 2023
Reason · Apr 7, 2023 The Abortion Debate Is Messy. Two Lawsuits Against the FDA May Make It Worse. Litigation over abortion drugs turns disagreements about individual rights into a bureaucratic tussle.
Reuters · Apr 6, 2023 Senators seek probes into report on undisclosed luxury trips by Supreme Court's Thomas Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for decades accepted luxury trips from a Dallas businessman without publicly disclosing them despite a federal law requiring disclosure of most gifts, a media report said on Thursday, prompting Senate Democrats to call for an investigation.
The Texas Tribune · Apr 6, 2023 Texas billionaire Harlan Crow treated Justice Clarence Thomas to luxury trips that weren’t disclosed Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court.
Salon · Apr 6, 2023 Thomas' secret lux trips from GOP donor Thomas has secretly accepted gifts from billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow for 20 years
The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023 Minnesota gun ruling is latest citing Supreme Court decision A federal court ruling that a Minnesota law prohibiting 18-to-20-year-olds from obtaining permits to carry handguns in public is unconstitutional remains on hold while the state pursues a potential appeal
The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023 Abortion bills gain no ground in Kentucky with ban in place Abortion-rights supporters in Republican-leaning Kentucky thought they had finally achieved a breakthrough when voters in November defeated a measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion
Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2023 Biden administration appeals US ruling on health coverage mandate Case could decide whether Obamacare can require insurance providers to cover preventive services for cancer and HIV.
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023 AP WAS THERE: Uncovering Lyndon B Johnson's stolen election In 1977, Associated Press reporter James W
Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023 Florida death penalty requirement could soon be 8 out of 12 jury votes Florida’s threshold for the death penalty could soon be the lowest in the nation, with the Florida Senate on Thursday passing a priority bill of Gov. Ron DeSantis to require the vote of only eight jurors out of 12 in order to implement capital punishment.
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023 Top UN court rejects Iranian bid to free assets frozen by US The United Nations’ top court has rejected Tehran’s legal bid to free up some $2 billion in Iranian central bank assets frozen by U.S. authorities to be paid in compensation to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Iran
Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023 Michael Hiltzik: Ironic justice: Laws passed to gut Obamacare are now being used to protect abortion rights The law of unintended consequences is never as powerful as when those consequences originate from a hasty, ill-considered action.