Justice Alito Stays Ruling on Abortion Pill by Mail

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🗓️ 5 May 2026

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Justice Samuel Alito allows medical companies to continue administering the abortion pill Mifepristone after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered for it to be dispensed only in person. Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the role of standing in judicial review and abortion access after Donald Trump’s presidency.The Agenda:–Court issues temporary order allowing access to abortion pill by mail–The 5th Circuit is the outlier court–Overturning Roe V. Wade didn’t end abortion–Can Trump end Temporary Protected Status Program for Haitians and Syrians?–What if this was all racially motivated?–Justices appear mixed on whether geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment–Listener questions!Show Notes:–Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency–Trump v. HawaiiOrder Sarah’s book here.Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ready?
0:02.0	I was born ready.
0:04.0	Welcome to advisory opinions. I'm Sarah Isger. That's David French. We are going to start with the
0:24.3	Fifth Circuit's decision on whether doctors can prescribe Miffa Prestone, an abortion-inducing drug
0:31.8	without an in-person doctor's visit. Can they do it through the mail? The Supreme Court, with an administrative stay
0:39.2	issued by Justice Alito, has put that ruling on hold. So doctors can still follow the FDA's
0:46.6	guidance on sending those prescriptions without an in-person visit. We will then look at the two oral
0:52.6	arguments from last week. One, removing temporary
0:56.2	protected status for Haitians and Syrians by the Trump administration, and two, geofencing,
1:02.4	your phone's location data while you rob a bank. What exactly is required in that warrant?
1:07.9	And finally, we'll get to some questions from you guys on
1:12.3	David's top five list of cases. And look, maybe our takedown of Justice Holmes has been
1:19.4	wrong this whole time. Plus, a rock that changed history. All this and more on advisory opinions.
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