
Comstock Zombies
What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law
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The FDA's Decision to Approve Miffa-Pristone
Judge Kasmaric agreed that the FDA went beyond its authority in approving Miffa-Pristone 23 years ago. He also rejected the argument that courts and Congress on the FDA had assumed that the Comstock Act actually allows the mailing of abortion medication. But then there's an equally surprising part of this case besides just focusing on what the FDA should have done or if it did anything that was improper, which is why can this lawsuit happen at all.
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