JTN: Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito on Friday blocked lower court rulings that curtailed access to mifepristone while the court weighs a request from the Biden administration to defend the drug in court.
The administration hopes to defend the drug’s approval in court in the face of a legal challenge from anti-abortion groups that had brought the initial suit, Reuters reported. Alito’s order asks both sides to submit arguments by Tuesday on whether the limits from the appeals court should take effect, pending litigation, the Associated Press reported.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in early April determined that the Food and Drug Administration did not properly review safety concerns associated with the drug when it approved it in 2000.
The 5th Circuit maintained access to the drug, but imposed limits on its distribution, after which the Department of Justice appealed to the Supreme Court. MORE
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