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The Daily Docket

The Daily Docket

A newsletter by Reuters and Westlaw

 

By Caitlin Tremblay

Good morning. Today a federal judge will hear a bid by Louisiana to block an FDA rule allowing access to the abortion pill via mail. Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue opinions and hear oral arguments; the D.C. Circuit will reconsider President Trump’s efforts to shutdown the CFPB; and Trump will give his State of the Union address tonight. From George Washington’s 1,089‑word message read in minutes, to Trump’s 2025 1 hour, 39 minute address, here’s a look at how the speech became prime-time political theater. Let’s gently wander into Tuesday.

 

U.S. judge will consider bid by Louisiana to block access to abortion pill by mail

 

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Today U.S. District Judge David Joseph in Louisiana will hold a hearing on the Republican-led state's bid to block a Biden-era rule allowing the abortion drug mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail and restore an in-person dispensing requirement nationwide. Here’s what to know:
  • Louisiana sued the FDA in October, claiming the agency had ignored the safety risks of easing access to mifepristone, which is used in approximately 60% of U.S. abortions. Read the complaint.
  • Louisiana is seeking to prevent patients from being able to fill mifepristone prescriptions by mail or at a local pharmacy. Instead, patients across the country, even in states with abortion rights protections, would be required to pick up the pill in person. Read the motion here.
  • Earlier this month drug companies filed motions defending against the state’s challenge arguing that there is no scientific evidence that supports reversing the FDA’s 2023 decision to stop requiring the abortion drug mifepristone to be dispensed in person.
  • The FDA last year launched a review of mifepristone, which has reportedly been delayed until after the November 2026 midterm elections.
  • The Trump administration in January moved to pause Louisiana's lawsuit pending completion of the review.
  • While Louisiana is challenging the 2023 rule, five other Republican-led states are pursuing broader lawsuits over regulations related to mifepristone, including the FDA's initial approval of the drug in 2000.
 

Coming up today

  • SCOTUS: The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue opinions in pending, argued cases.
  • SCOTUS: The court will also hear oral arguments in Enbridge Energy v. Nessel, a case centering on whether district courts have the authority to excuse late removals to federal court.
  • Government: President Trump will deliver his State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET.
  • Environment: The D.C. Circuit will consider whether the Trump administration could terminate more than $16 billion in grants awarded to non-profit groups to fight climate change. A 2-1 panel previously ruled that the EPA could do so, but the full court later voted to rehear the case en banc.
  • APA: Lawyers for the DOJ and workers at the CFPB will appear for a re-hearing of arguments before the full D.C. Circuit, which had previously allowed the White House to pursue mass layoffs at the agency.
  • Gaming: The Nevada Gaming Control Board will urge U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Las Vegas to remand to state court lawsuits it filed seeking to prevent Kalshi and Polymarket from offering sports events contracts to the state's residents through their prediction markets, which the gambling regulator says constitutes unlicensed sports betting. Read the complaint.
  • Criminal: A Utah County judge will rule on a bid to disqualify the entire prosecution team in the Charlie Kirk case over an alleged conflict of interest.

Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes.

 

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Industry insight

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"The time to do it was yesterday. The next best time to file is today"

—Richard O’Neill of Neville Peterson, a 10-lawyer firm that has more than 100 tariff refund lawsuits pending. Trade attorneys said the volume of cases seeking refunds for tariffs already imposed – more than 1,800 already – could surge now that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the legal rationale behind an estimated $175 billion in U.S. customs revenue since last April. Read more here.

 

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That’s how many young teens on Instagram reported seeing unwanted nude images, according to a court filing. The document, made public on Friday as part of a federal lawsuit in California and reviewed by Reuters, includes portions of a March 2025 deposition of Instagram head Adam Mosseri. Read more here.