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Religion Clause
5th Circuit Hears Arguments on Ending Mailing of Mifepristone While Litigation Over FDA Rule Moves Forward
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments in State of Louisiana v. FDA, (5th Cir., argued 9/9/2026) (audio of full oral arguments). In the case, Louisiana challenged…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Federal court skeptical of bid to curtail abortion pill access
By Reuters
A staff member at Alamo Women's Clinic prepares Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, for a patient in Carbondale, Illinois, on April 9, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)By Nate…
Religion Clause
New Jersey Expands Protections for Providers and Recipients of Reproductive Health Care; Catholic Conference Provides Guidance for Protesters
On August 20, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed S2260 (full text) into law. The governor's press release announcing the signing of the bill describes it:The legislation, S2260/A2218, signed today expands…
Legal History Blog
Cahn, Eichner and Ziegler on Parental Consent and Minor Rights
By Dan Ernst
Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia School of Law, Maxine Eichner, University of North Carolina School of Law, and Mary E. Ziegler, University of California, Davis School of Law, have published…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Democrats sink Republican bid to cap Supreme Court at nine justices
By Reuters
Home>National News>Democrats sink Republican bid to cap Supreme Court at nine justicesA view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)By Nate Raymond and…
Religion Clause
Idaho’s Abortion Ban Is Found to Be Too Broad; Court Expands Exceptions
In Seyb v. Members of the Idaho Board of Medicine, (D ID, August 13, 2026), decided three weeks ago, an Idaho federal district court in an 81-page opinion held that portions…
Religion Clause
Vagueness Challenge to South Carolina’s Abortion Law Will Move to Trial
In Bingham v. Wilson, (D SC, Aug. 25, 2026), a suit brought by ob-gyn physicians, a South Carolina federal district court held that there is a genuine dispute as to…
Althouse
"In 1983 she was mugged when she was out with her friend Larry David. She smiles. 'This is the curse of Larry David…'"
By Ann Althouse
"'... it was terrifying but it was also hilarious. We both co-operated because there were two young guys and one of them had a shotgun, but Larry, I guess through…
Religion Clause
Anti-Abortion Advocates Urge EPA To Require Data Collection on Mifepristone in Water Systems
Anti-abortion advocates are using a new strategy in their efforts to limit or ban the use of the abortion drug mifepristone. In July, the Environmental Protection Agency published in the…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
San Francisco Further Limits Background Checks by Employers
By By: Cara F. Barrick, Joel H. Kosh
Quick Hits San Francisco recently amended its Fair Chance Ordinance to prohibit employers from making adverse employment decisions based on out-of-state criminal convictions or arrests for abortion, miscarriage, gender-affirming care,…