Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, allowed three states to go forward with a lawsuit that seeks to change how mifepristone is used.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is ripping up legal procedure, the better to keep a high-profile abortion case in his hands as the new administration takes over. Last June, the Supreme Court found that the anti-abortion doctors aiming to make abortion drug mifepristone less accessible lacked standing,

Three Republican-led states will be allowed to move forward with a lawsuit to restrict access to mifepristone, a Texas federal judge ruled Thursday, months after the Supreme Court rejected an earlier argument in the case.

The Trump-appointed federal judge who unilaterally ordered the FDA to revoke approval of an abortion drug allowed Idaho, Kansas and Missouri to move forward in another lawsuit over mifepristone.

Trump-appointed Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled on Thursday that Republican Attorneys General from Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri could continue the litigation in his Amarillo, Texas, courtroom.

Missouri, Kansas and Idaho can press forward with ... The decision by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee of President-elect Donald Trump, will allow the GOP-led states to pick up where a ...

Judge Kacsmaryk rules in favor of Idaho, Missouri, Kansas FDA have regulatory approval ... U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo decided, opens new tab that the three states can ...