Even after SCOTUS smackdown, same judge lets states continue battle against abortion pills

Main: In this image from video from the Senate Judiciary Committee, Matthew Kacsmaryk listens during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 13, 2017 (Senate Judiciary Committee via AP). Inset: Mifepristone tablets are seen in a Planned Parenthood clinic Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File).

The Donald Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas who unilaterally ordered the FDA to revoke approval of a widely used abortion drug has now allowed Idaho, Kansas and Missouri to move forward with their own attempts to limit access to the drug. The ruling comes after the original plaintiffs to the case dismissed their complaint — and despite the fact that none of the three new plaintiff states include Texas, where the case is proceeding.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is the only federal judge sitting in the Northern District of Texas — which means cases filed in that district are sure to come before him. As widely expected, several anti-abortion groups strategically filed cases in Amarillo and were rewarded with favorable rulings by Kacsmaryk.

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