It's the Republican definition. Just like being pro-life is not actually about babies, "states rights" is not actually about the rights of the states to make decisions for themselves. |
| The DOJ has just asked SCOTUS for an emergency ruling on the appeals court decision. |
That was only for Jim Crow. |
That should end well. /s |
| Wonder how much this ruling cost? Maybe a trip or a new car paid by some republican donor? |
That’s one way to overturn the Washington injunction protecting availability |
They didn’t appeal that one. And any ruling SCOTUS makes on this motion is non-precedential. |
Do we really think this particular bench is going to honor things like procedure and process when they have an opportunity to shove their religion down our throats for good? |
Until very recently, pharmacies didn’t dispense. That would be the MD or hospital States don’t decide. Federal pre-emption There is more to the world than red states. Blue states and all the other nations of the world use this drug. Sometimes for Not abort (ie Cushing). It will keep being manufactured. |
That’s not accurate. See, for instance, the constraints on who can Rx medication assisted treatment for opioid abuse—and how many patients they can have at a time. |
Not FDA rules. |
Will the bought SCOTUS justice have any say? We already know his vote has been bought and paid for by the anti-choice, misogynist mega-donors. Will it be the cost of a yacht trip or new housing for this particular vote. |
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Stayed by SCOTUS until Weds evening. Expedited briefing due on Tuesday. Presumably a one sentence ruling the next day.
So this legal issue, which is incredibly important because now one Judge could overrule the FDA on any med, will be decided with no opinion on the shadow docket. And in the majority will be the guy who illegally failed to report bribes to rule on case exactly like this. Anti-vaxxed field day. |
All the better to ensure that these specious standing and other procedural rulings aren’t precedent for future cases where the conservatives want to use them again. |