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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Hurst. The Supreme Court today kept the status quo when it comes to the abortion pill mifepristone. NPR Selena Simmons Duffin says the justices put a stay on a lower court ruling while the legal process continues.
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The case is Louisiana versus the Food and Drug Administration. The state challenged FDA rules that allow mifepristone to be prescribed remotely. A panel of judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered an end to telemedicine access to Mife Prestone on May 1. Two drug makers filed for emergency relief at the Supreme Court nearly two weeks later. The justices have stayed that 5th Circuit ruling pending appeal. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented. That means telemedicine abortion remains available as it was. Reproductive rights advocates celebrated the decision, although they noted it's temporary. There's more to come with this case, and several other legal challenges to telemedicine abortion are underway. Selena Simmons Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
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The Justice Department is suing the Washington, D.C. bar association over its recommendation to disbar Trump ally Jeffrey Clark. NPR's Jacqueline Diaz has more.
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Jeffrey Clark worked to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In so doing, the D.C. bar said Clark violated legal ethics and should lose his law license. But the Justice Department is stepping in and it filed a lawsuit in federal court this week, and it's asking the court to rule that the DC Bar unlawfully targeted a federal employee and violated the Supremacy Clause. It's the latest escalation in the DOJ's feud with state bar associations, which are the main avenues for lawyer discipline. DOJ leadership says state bars nationwide are being weaponized, and the agency is already working to weaken bar association's ability to discipline federal prosecutors. The the D.C. bar has not yet responded to this lawsuit. Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News.
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The Education Department says it will send states millions of dollars to help fund a federal program for educating students served by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. N. Pierce Janaki Mehta reports. It's a historically underfunded program.
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Secretary Linda McMahon announced her agency will send $144 million to states this year for two IDEA programs. A department spokesperson did not specify where the funds came from, but said that by October 1, most of the money would go to programs for students ages 3 to 21. The remaining $20.5 million to early intervention services for infants and toddlers. The federal government has never met its promise of fully funding the program, which helps students with disabilities get a quality public education with the services they need to succeed.
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NPR'S Janaki Mehta reporting. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Some residents in Miami are suing over the land donated for President Trump's presidential library. Sofia Zaran with member station WLRN reports. They argue the donation was illegal.
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The residents are suing Trump, Miami Dade College and the state of Florida for what they argue with was an unconstitutional action. The plaintiffs claim Trump's library foundation and state officials violated the domestic emoluments clause of the U.S. constitution, which prohibits states from giving financial benefits to a sitting president. The plot of land is located in downtown Miami and has an estimated value of more than $300 million. The land was owned by Miami Dade College and transferred to the state last year. It was then gifted to the Trump Library Foundation. Renderings were released in March showing a Skyscra with the Trump name emblazoned on top. Images of the interior revealed a gold escalator, giant ballroom and gold statue of Trump. For NPR News, I'm Sophia Sahran. In Miami.
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High gas prices and rising prices in the grocery store, fueled by the ongoing war in Iran, left shoppers slowing their spending in April, but that doesn't mean no shopping. The Commerce Department says retail sales rose a half percent last month, a sharp slowdown from the 1.6% growth in March. The biggest category gainers in April, aside from essentials, clothing and furniture, although economists are worrying that spending on non essentials will also drop as the prices rise. I'm Jeanine Herbst, NPR News, in Washington.