A Donald Trump-appointed judge who could effectively enact a federal ban on the abortion medication mifepristone privately sought to prevent the public from knowing that a hearing for the case was scheduled in order to prevent protests ahead of the hearing.
by possible protests and other forms of dissent, sources said. He asked the attorneys not to share information about the case before Tuesday.
Kacsmaryk’s move is highly unusual, experts say, and a stunning show of a judge attempting to insert opacity in the judicial system and escape public oversight. Public notice is a crucial element of the judicial system and is especially important in cases where millions of Americans could be affected; some
that seeking to block public notice of hearings should disqualify Kacsmaryk from being able to serve.Washington Post , noted that delaying notice of the hearing until Tuesday would likely mean that protesters coming from outside of Amarillo, Texas, where the case will be heard, would not be able to make it in time to voice their opposition — and journalists would also have an extremely hard time getting to the court in time to report on the hearing.
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