Sacklers Can Be Shielded From Opioid Liability, Appeals Court Rules
Members of the Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma, will receive full immunity …
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Man Who Has Fathered Hundreds Is Barred From Donating Sperm
A man who has fathered between 550 and 600 children over the past 16 years …
Supreme Court Ensures, for Now, Broad Access to Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court said Friday evening that the abortion pill mifepristone would remain widely available …
Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Pills: What to Know and What Comes Next
The Supreme Court issued a decision on Friday evening that maintained the Food and Drug …
What Is Misoprostol, the Other Drug Commonly Prescribed for Abortions?
An order by a federal judge in Texas invalidating the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone …
Abortion Ruling Could Undermine the F.D.A.s Drug-Approval Authority
A federal judge’s ruling to revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s longstanding approval of the …
What’s Going On With the Abortion Pill Rulings by Federal Judges?
The ruling by a federal judge in Texas invalidating the Food and Drug Administration’s approval …
Abortion Pill Cases Appear Headed to the Supreme Court
The dramatic dueling rulings by two federal district judges on Friday about access to a …
Animal Rights Activists Are Acquitted in Smithfield Piglet Case
As a matter of dollars and cents, the removal of two piglets from a sprawling …
Why Hasnt the U.S. Asked for a Stay in the Mask Mandate Case?
Michele Goodwin, a law professor who specializes in health policy at the University of California, …
Some Women Turn to Self-Managed Abortion as Access Recedes
In states that have banned abortion, some women with unwanted pregnancies are pursuing an unconventional …
Who Ended the Travel Mask Mandate? A Vaccine Skeptic, a Judge, and 2 Others
The mask rule on planes and public transportation has been targeted by the travel industry and Republican lawmakers. In the end, it was brought down by a little-known nonprofit, a conservative judge and chance.
Why Hasnt the U.S. Asked for a Stay in the Mask Mandate Case?
The administrations actions suggest either a botched case or a shrewd play for time as it gives up on the mask order but hopes to erase an adverse ruling, legal experts said.
Biden Administration May Appeal Mask Mandate Ruling
If the C.D.C. decides there is a public health basis for trying to reinstate and extend the mask mandate, the Justice Department will swiftly file an appeal.