“Judge Invalidates F.D.A. Approval of the Abortion Pill Mifepristone; The Texas judge’s ruling was quickly contradicted by another federal judge in Washington State who ordered the F.D.A. to keep mifepristone available”: Pam Belluck of The New York Times has this report. And Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has an article headlined “For Texas Judge in Abortion Case, a Life Shaped by Conservative Causes; Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk issued a preliminary ruling in a closely watched Texas case that could make it harder for patients to get abortions throughout the country.”
Ann E. Marimow, Caroline Kitchener, and Perry Stein of The Washington Post report that “Texas judge suspends FDA approval of abortion pill; second judge protects access; Federal lawsuit by conservative groups followed the Supreme Court’s elimination of the constitutional right to abortion last June.”
Jenny Jarvie and Jennifer Haberkorn of The Los Angeles Times have an article headlined “Abortion pill ruling: Texas judge orders hold on FDA approval, but another judge contradicts him.”
Laura Kusisto and Liz Essley Whyte of The Wall Street Journal report that “Abortion-Pill Approval Suspended by Federal Judge in Texas; A different judge in Washington state issues contrary decision that could preserve access to the drug.”
Christine Fernando, Nada Hassanein, and Jeanine Santucci of USA Today report that “Dueling federal rulings plunge future of abortion pill into legal uncertainty.”
And Valerie Richardson of The Washington Times reports that “Abortion pill’s status upended as federal judges issue conflicting rulings; Democratic Sen. Wyden urges FDA to ‘ignore’ Trump-appointed judge’s injunction.”
You can access the Texas federal district court ruling here, while the Washington State federal district court ruling can be accessed here.
“The GOP’s Abortion Flop; A Wisconsin Supreme Court drubbing is the latest indication of the need to find the sensible middle”: Columnist Kimberley A. Strassel has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
And online at The New York Times, columnist Michelle Goldberg has an essay titled “The Abortion Ban Backlash Is Starting to Freak Out Republicans.”
“The Smearing of Clarence Thomas: The left gins up another phony ethics assault to tarnish the Supreme Court.” This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
Majority on divided three-judge Ninth Circuit panel rejects First Amendment challenge to a California law that prohibits honking a vehicle’s horn except when reasonably necessary to warn of a safety hazard: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
“Justice Thomas Says He Was Advised Lavish Gifts Didn’t Need to Be Reported; In a statement released by the Supreme Court, the justice said he had followed past guidance from others at the court and believed he was not required to report the trips”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.
Amy B Wang, Robert Barnes, and John Wagner of The Washington Post report that “Justice Thomas addresses report he accepted luxury travel from GOP donor for years.” And yesterday, Emma Brown and Shawn Boburg of The Washington Post reported that “Clarence Thomas has reported receiving only two gifts since 2004; Eighteen years ago, the Los Angeles Times detailed how Thomas had reported receiving thousands of dollars’ worth of gifts — far more than the other justices on the Supreme Court at the time; That story appears to have marked a turning point for Thomas’s public disclosure of gifts.”
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Justice Clarence Thomas says he will disclose his free trips in the future.”
Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Justice Clarence Thomas Defends Luxury Travel Paid for by Billionaire GOP Donor; Supreme Court justice says hospitality ‘from close personal friends’ didn’t have to be reported.”
Michael Collins of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he wasn’t required to report trips with GOP donor.”
And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Justice Thomas says vacations with GOP megadonor were cleared by judicial advisers.”
“Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s conviction should be overturned, new AG says”: Nolan Clay of The Oklahoman has this report.
And Carmen Forman of The Tulsa World reports that “Oklahoma AG asks court to vacate Richard Glossip’s conviction.”
“White House pulls its punches over GOP judicial nomination blockade; The latest refusal by a Republican senator to return a blue slip has been met with restraint by the administration”: Jennifer Haberkorn of Politico has this report.
