5th Circuit

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power 2026-05-08

The Supreme Court Has Until Monday to Save Telehealth Abortion Access. It Probably Will. That's Not the Point.

SCOTUS paused the 5th Circuit's ban on mifepristone by mail until May 11. The real question is what happens after the pause.

ethics 2026-05-06

The 5th Circuit Ended Telehealth Abortion. SCOTUS Has One Week to Decide if It Agrees.

Louisiana got a unanimous appeals court to revive an in-person requirement the FDA dropped years ago. The Supreme Court's one-week stay runs out May 11.

ethics 2026-05-05

Alito Saves the Abortion Pill. For One Week.

The 5th Circuit banned mifepristone by mail. SCOTUS gave it a seven-day reprieve. The same justice who ended Roe is now the procedural firewall between millions of women and a nationwide restriction.

ethics 2026-05-02

The 5th Circuit Rewrites Who Gets an Abortion

A federal appeals court just restored an in-person requirement for mifepristone, cutting off mail-order access for women in rural and restricted-access states.