Alito Helped Normalize Unreasoned Shadow Docket Orders. Now He’s Mad About One.
Alito Helped Normalize Unreasoned Shadow Docket Orders. Now He’s Mad About One.

#Republican #ViolenceAgainstWomen
A US appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a federal rule allowing the #AbortionMedication #mifepristone to be dispensed through the #mail, significantly curtailing #access to the drug #nationwide, particularly in states that banned #abortion.
A 3-judge panel of the ultra-#conservative #5thCircuit ruled unanimously that #Louisiana was likely to prevail in its challenge to the 2023 rule adopted by President #Biden's admin.
#law
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-court-blocks-mail-order-access-abortion-drugs-now-2026-05-01/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Fifth Circuit Continues Running The Table, Says Ten Commandments Law In Texas Is Constitutional

In June 2025, the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court upheld what would seem to have been an extremely obvious conclusion reached by the federal court handling the case: yes, it definitely violates the Con…
#Texas can require the #TenCommandments to be displayed in #PublicSchool #classrooms, a #US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for #conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more #religion into schools.
It sets up a potential clash at #SCOTUS over the issue in the future.
The ultra conservative #5thCircuit Court of Appeals claimed in the decision that the #law did not violate either the #EstablishmentClause or the #FreeExerciseClause of the #FirstAmendment.

A U.S. appeals court says Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. The ruling Tuesday by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals was a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools. The ruling sets up a potential clash at the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue in the future. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said in the decision that Texas’ law did not violate the First Amendment, which protects religious freedom and prevents the government from establishing a religion. Critics have said the law violates the separation of church and state.
Supreme Court Shrugs Off Opportunity To Save The First Amendment From The Fifth Circuit’s Antipathy
5th Circuit Flips Cop V. Protester Case To Jury After Spending 7 Years Pretending The 1st Amendment Doesn’t Exist

“Exhaustion” is a legal term. It means plaintiffs need to explore the rest of their options before asking a court to handle their case or ask a higher court to handle a case the lower c…
Fifth Circuit: Actually, Putting The Ten Commandments In Schools Is Probably Fine
EFF To Court: Don’t Make Embedding Illegal
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/11/eff-to-court-dont-make-embedding-illegal/