Abortion Pill Studies Retracted: Politics or Science?
"Following the science" as the Supreme Court considers the safety and efficacy of medical abortions.
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Alabama Governor Signs Bill Protecting IVF Treatments
After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in February that frozen embryos were children, legislators scrambled to protect in vitro fertilization clinics.
Parents, Not the Government, Should Make IVF Decisions
Two-thirds of Americans oppose the Alabama ruling that claims frozen embryos are equivalent to children.
Supreme Court Denies Red State Effort to Intervene in Mifepristone Case
The Court also rejects a late-filed amicus briefs from the American Bar Association, but accepts one from former FDA Commissioners.
In 2024, Teens Will Get Pregnant in Driverless Cars
Plus: State officials attempt to ban Donald Trump from 2024 election ballots.
Judge Blocks Attempt To Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Idaho Abortion Ban
A state judge ruled that a lawsuit seeking clarification on Idaho's vague abortion ban can move forward, despite dismissing some of the suit's claims.
Abortion-Funding/-Supporting Groups' Challenges to Texas Abortion Laws Can Proceed for Now
The district court just dismissed certain procedural objections to them, though it wasn't asked to consider the substantive arguments.
Houthis Ruin Christmas
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Weapons for Christmas
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What's at Stake in the Supreme Court's Abortion Pill Case
The Court announced today that it would take up a case involving access to the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone.
BREAKING: Supreme Court to Consider Fifth Circuit's Abortion Pill Decision
The Court granted two petitions for certiorari seeking review of a controversial lower court decision limiting federal approval of mifepristone.
Texas' Abortion Law Test
Plus: BTS gets conscripted, Harvard gets down with plagiarism, cruise ships ban weed, and more...
Abortion 'Sanctuary Cities' Under Scrutiny in New Mexico Supreme Court
Abortion issues come before two other state Supreme Courts—in Arizona and Wyoming—this week as well.
Will Abortion Issues Return to the Supreme Court?
The Court has been asked to intervene in cases involving abortion pills and criminal prosecution of abortion doctors.
Sandra Day O'Connor, RIP
She was the first woman Supreme Court justice, and played a key role in changing the Court's jurisprudence for the better on several issues.
The Two-Party System Abides
Plus: A listener asks the editors why the Libertarian Party waits until election year to nominate its presidential candidate.
Abortion's Big Night
Plus: RFK Jr., Wichita's libertarian mayor, Hamas' death toll accuracy, the cult of Erewhon, and more...
10,000 Dead
Plus: Trump's asset valuation expertise, surfer COVID rage, Adam Neumann's flop, and more…
Dobbs Is Reshaping American Politics
A wave of ballot measures reminds us most Americans are moderate on abortion.
Israel Hit From All Sides
Plus: Spooky NYU statements, no ambassador to Israel, FTX trial developments, and more...
Trump's Abortion Triangulation Makes Political Sense but Belies His 'Pro-Life' Pose
The former president is right to worry that supporting restrictions on abortion could hurt him in the general election.
Strikers Demand 4-Day Workweek
Plus: Trump criticizes abortion bans, new TikTok trend asks how often men think about the Roman Empire, and more…
My University of Virginia "Taboo Trades" Podcast on the "My Body, My Choice" Principle and its Implications
I took questions from University of Virginia law Prof. Kim Krawiec and a group of UVA law students.
Interstate Travel to Get Abortions has Prevented the Dobbs Decision from Significantly Reducing the Number of Abortions in the US
Some estimates suggest the number of abortions has even increased.
Over a Year After Dobbs, Abortions Have Increased Nationwide
Despite state-level bans, new data show around 46,000 more abortions were performed during the first six months of 2023 than during the same period in 2020.
Judge Rules Minneapolis' Zoning Reforms Are Getting Too Much Housing Built
Plus: Political campaigns will have to disclose if they use AI in their ads, the effort to rehabilitate rent control rumbles on, and more...
Jared Polis: Democrats Are 'More Pro-Freedom Than Republicans'
The Colorado governor finds common ground with many libertarians. But does he really stand for more freedom?
Alabama Says Helping With Out-of-State Abortions Is 'Criminal Conspiracy'
Alabamans have no right "to conspire with others in Alabama to try to have abortions performed out of state," argues Attorney General Steve Marshall.
From 'Fetus' to 'Unborn Child': Ohio Adopts Biased Ballot Summary of Abortion Amendment
Plus: First Amendment experts talk about age verification laws, fentanyl fact check, and more…
A Conservative Constitutional Argument Against a National Abortion Ban
Conservative legal scholar William Hodes argues that federal restrictions on abortion are beyond the scope of Congressional power.
Candidates Spar Over National Abortion Ban in First Republican Debate
Plus: Invade Mexico?!, "Trump added $8 trillion to our debt," and more...
Court Rules in Favor of Pro-Life Protesters Arrested for Chalk Messages
While chalking on D.C. sidewalks and streets is illegal, the protesters say they were targeted for their beliefs.
Appeals Court Rules in Much-Anticipated Abortion Pills Case
Plus: Court urged to stop Arkansas' social media age verification law from taking effect in September, legalizing medical marijuana linked to lower insurance premiums, and more...
Texas Attorney General Blocks Injunction, Will Keep Enforcing Anti-Abortion Law
For now, doctors who end pregnancies when a woman’s life is at risk can still be prosecuted.
Ohio's Issue 1 Doesn't Mention Abortion. But That's Why People Are Voting Today.
Plus: What media gets wrong about "book bans," Yellow Corporation to default on $700 million pandemic aid loan, and more...
"Providing Information About or Referring Patients to Legal Out-of-State Abortion Services" Is Protected …
by the First Amendment, even if the abortion would be illegal in the state, holds a federal judge in Idaho.
Judge Blocks Idaho From Punishing Doctors for Referring Women Out of State for Abortions
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Crisis Pregnancy Centers File Free Speech Suits Over Illinois and Vermont Laws
Plus: California tries to stop professors from testifying in suit over COVID education policies, state Republicans aren't all abandoning free market economics, and more...
Massachusetts Considers Ban on Sale of Phone Location Data
Abortion and privacy activists join over concerns that cell phones track our movements.
Study Finds Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban Resulted in 10,000 Additional Babies
A study from researchers at Johns Hopkins is the first to look at the effects of Texas' 2021 "Heartbeat Act" on live births.
A Year Post-Dobbs, Major Shifts in Abortion Access and Politics
Plus: Court rules against judge who threw child stars in jail during parents' custody dispute, inside the FTC's attempt to stop Microsoft from acquiring Call of Duty, and more...
Are Abortion Bans Takings?
Legal scholar Julie Suk argues the answer is "yes." The idea has a solid basis in natural rights theory, but is at odds with longstanding legal doctrine. It also has potentially very broad libertarian implications.