Fifth Circuit Blocks Telehealth and Mail Access to Mifepristone NationwideMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Fifth Circuit reinstated in-person dispensing rules for mifepristone on May 1, blocking telehealth and mail access nationwide and triggering emergency Supreme Court appeals.
Supreme Court Stays 5th Circuit Order Restoring Mifepristone Dispensing RulesMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court stayed a 5th Circuit order that would have ended mail-order mifepristone access, with Thomas invoking the Comstock Act in a notable dissent.
Supreme Court Stays Fifth Circuit Mifepristone Ruling, Preserving Telehealth AccessMay 16, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court stayed the Fifth Circuit's mifepristone telehealth ban on May 14, preserving mail-order access while two justices raised the Comstock Act as a future threat.