A Suprema Corte está analisando contestações às regras de aborto medicamentoso.
Os juízes Clarence Thomas e Samuel Alito apresentaram votos divergentes em um caso envolvendo restrições à mifepristona. O Quinto Circuito havia imposto uma proibição nacional a prescrições por telessaúde para o medicamento. A Suprema Corte emitiu uma ordem emergencial bloqueando essa proibição no início deste ano.
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A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday issued a temporary nationwide order that freezes federal rules allowing mifepristone to be prescribed via telemedicine and sent by mail, siding with Louisiana in a lawsuit challenging the FDA’s 2023 changes.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued an emergency order permitting the mail distribution of the abortion drug mifepristone to continue nationwide. The unsigned ruling temporarily blocked a federal appeals court decision that had struck down a Biden-era policy allowing online prescriptions and shipments.
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion on Friday to halt or dismiss a lawsuit by Missouri and other Republican-led states challenging the FDA's policy allowing mifepristone to be shipped through the mail. The filing argues that proceeding with the case would interfere with an ongoing FDA safety review of the drug initiated by the Trump administration. Pro-life advocates have criticized the move, urging stricter regulations on medication abortion.
In a follow-up to its April 29 ruling in Callais v. Louisiana, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned order on May 5 allowing the decision—striking down the state's congressional map as a racial gerrymander—to take effect immediately. Justice Samuel Alito, in a concurrence, sharply criticized Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's lone dissent as 'baseless' and 'insulting,' highlighting tensions amid 2026 election battles.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in United States v. Hemani, challenging a federal law that prohibits unlawful drug users from possessing firearms. Justices from both conservative and liberal sides expressed skepticism about the statute's broad application, particularly to marijuana users. The case stems from a 2022 incident involving Ali Danial Hemani, who was convicted after admitting to frequent marijuana use.
A new bill in Tennessee proposes treating abortion as murder under state law, extending equal protection rights to unborn children. Sponsored by Rep. Jody Barrett and Sen. Mark Pody, the legislation aims to address the influx of abortion pills into the state. It would criminalize involvement by anyone, including the woman seeking the procedure.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the controversial Line 5 pipeline case belongs in state or federal court. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel seeks to shut down the pipeline due to risks to the Great Lakes, while Enbridge Energy argues for federal oversight. The procedural dispute could affect the pipeline's operation across the Straits of Mackinac.