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Supreme Court Hears Arguments Tuesday In Case That Could Restrict Access To Abortion Medication

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday in its first abortion case since conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago. At stake is the ease of access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year. Abortion opponents are… Continue reading Supreme Court Hears Arguments Tuesday In Case That Could Restrict Access To Abortion Medication

Supreme Court Again Confronts Abortion, This Time Over Access To Widely Used Medication

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, for the race… Continue reading Supreme Court Again Confronts Abortion, This Time Over Access To Widely Used Medication

Mifepristone Access Is Coming Before The US Supreme Court. How Safe Is This Abortion Pill?

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. The central dispute in the case is whether the Food and Drug Administration overlooked serious safety problems when it made… Continue reading Mifepristone Access Is Coming Before The US Supreme Court. How Safe Is This Abortion Pill?

‘Cruel’: the supreme court could send one-time abortion deserts like Hawaii back in time | Abortion

They treated a patient who had wanted to get pregnant, but decided to get an abortion rather than have a child with her abusive partner. They treated patients who had lost their houses in the 2023 Maui fires, found themselves homeless and pregnant, and wanted abortions. They treated patients who got pregnant after someone tampered… Continue reading ‘Cruel’: the supreme court could send one-time abortion deserts like Hawaii back in time | Abortion

From IVF to birth control, Supreme Court abortion pill case could spark challenges to other drugs

WASHINGTON — Vaccines, birth control pills, hormone therapies and fertility drugs would be subject to new litigation if the Supreme Court endorses a challenge to abortion pill mifepristone, pharmaceutical industry experts warn. When the court on Tuesday weighs whether to roll back Food and Drug Administration findings that made mifepristone more readily available, it is… Continue reading From IVF to birth control, Supreme Court abortion pill case could spark challenges to other drugs

Brett Favre can’t be removed from lawsuit over misspent welfare money, Mississippi Supreme Court rules

JACKSON, Miss.— The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant to help some of the poorest people in the United States. A panel of three justices issued a brief… Continue reading Brett Favre can’t be removed from lawsuit over misspent welfare money, Mississippi Supreme Court rules

Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma $6 Billion Opioid Settlement

The Supreme Court put OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement on hold Thursday in an order siding with the Biden administration’s request to reexamine provisions shielding the Sackler family from liability. The single-page order does not contain a breakdown of the nine justices’ votes. The billionaire Sackler family, which controlled the pharmaceutical giant since its… Continue reading Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma $6 Billion Opioid Settlement

Supreme Court puts Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal on hold

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court put the bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma on hold Thursday, granting an emergency request from the Biden administration that raised objections about a provision that protects the Sackler family from liability for lawsuits. The justices blocked an appeals court decision that allowed the bankruptcy to move forward. As… Continue reading Supreme Court puts Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal on hold

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Billionaires Who Have Treated Supreme Court Justice To Luxury Travel

This story was originally published by ProPublica. During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access to a lifestyle most Americans can only imagine. A cadre of industry titans and ultrawealthy executives have treated him to far-flung vacations aboard their yachts, ushered him into the premium suites at sporting events… Continue reading Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Billionaires Who Have Treated Supreme Court Justice To Luxury Travel