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May 5, 2026 Carla Espinoza filed a lawsuit alleging the Justice Department discriminatorily fired immigration judges Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The suit challenged whether staffing decisions in a key adjudicative system were being driven by politics and bias rather than neutral administration.
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- Complaint filed — Espinoza v. Blanche (N.D. Ill.) 1:26-cv-05157 — On May 5, 2026, Carla Espinoza, a former immigration judge, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice in the Northern District of Illinois.
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Week 68 – 2026-05-02–2026-05-08
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May 4, 2026 The Supreme Court temporarily stayed the Fifth Circuit's order restricting mifepristone access Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The stay preserved the status quo for a widely used medication and showed the Court using emergency procedure to pause a lower-court policy shift.
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- Supreme Court temporarily stays Fifth Circuit's mifepristone order — On May 4, the Supreme Court administratively stayed the Fifth Circuit's order that restricted mifepristone access, allowing telehealth, mail, and pharmacy access to continue under the FDA's 2023 rules.
- US Supreme Court temporarily restores access to mail-order abortion pills — On May 1, 2026, Justice Samuel Alito of the US Supreme Court signed an order temporarily reinstating nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a recent ruling by the Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Administrative Stay in Danco Laboratories, LLC v. Louisiana, et al. — The Supreme Court of the United States issued an administrative stay on the May 1, 2026 order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in case No.
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Week 68 – 2026-05-02–2026-05-08
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May 2, 2026 A federal court blocked access to mifepristone by mail Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The ruling narrowed access to an FDA-approved drug and shifted power from health regulators to courts in a major rights-related policy area.
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- Federal court blocks access to mifepristone by mail — A federal court has blocked access to mifepristone by mail, a medication used in the majority of abortions, including those provided through Telehealth.
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Week 68 – 2026-05-02–2026-05-08
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