“Texas Attorney General Sues New York Doctor for Mailing Abortion Pills; The lawsuit appeared to be among the first attempts to stop doctors from mailing the medication to states that ban abortions”: J. David Goodman and Pam Belluck of The New York Times have this report.
Kim Bellware of The Washington Post reports that “Texas AG sues out-of-state doctor over mail-order abortion pills; In 2023, New York enacted a ‘shield law’ protecting medical professionals who mail abortion medication to states that ban or restrict the drugs.”
Jennifer Calfas and Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal report that “Texas Sues New York Doctor, Challenging Abortion Provider Shield Laws; Lawsuit says doctor violated Texas law in prescribing pregnancy-ending medication through telemedicine.”
And Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune reports that “Ken Paxton sues New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman; This case sets up a legal battle between Texas’ near-total abortion ban and New York’s shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.”
“What is the Future of the Federalist Society? The Federalist Society’s playbook must change if it is to continue leading the conservative legal movement.” Josh Blackman has this essay online at Civitas Outlook.
“When should a judge recuse? The decision should take 5 minutes. When in doubt, I follow my five-minute rule.” Former D.C. Circuit Judge David S. Tatel has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“U.S. Court Denies TikTok’s Request to Freeze Sale-or-Ban Law; TikTok had sought to temporarily freeze a law that requires its Chinese parent to sell the app or face a U.S. ban next month; The case may now head to the Supreme Court”: Sapna Maheshwari of The New York Times has this report.
“Federal judge who refuses mental evaluation at age 97 fights suspension; Judge Pauline Newman is the nation’s oldest federal judge”: Michael Dorgan of Fox News has this report. [Fact check — Judge Newman is not the oldest federal judge, although she may be the oldest in active service.]
Ishita Srivastava of The Daily Mail (UK) reports that “America’s oldest federal judge, 97, desperately trying to cling on to her job as others say she’s past her prime.”
And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Paul Cassell has a post titled “Is Judge Newman Entitled to Her Day in Court to Challenge Her ‘Stealth Impeachment’? Other former judges and I have just filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit, making the case that the federal courts should consider Judge Newman’s challenge to being effectively removed from her position on the Federal Circuit in violation of her constitutional rights.” You can view the amicus brief, in which two former Federal Circuit judges have joined, at this link.