The Abortion Pill on SCOTUS’s Shadow Docket (with Mary Ziegler)

The Abortion Pill on SCOTUS’s Shadow Docket (with Mary Ziegler)

From CAFE Insider by CAFE

May 12, 2026 · 58 min · Episode 700

About this episode

Mary Ziegler discusses the Supreme Court case on telehealth access to the abortion pill Mifepristone and its implications for abortion care in the U.S.

On this week’s Insider podcast, UC Davis law professor and reproductive rights expert Mary Ziegler joins Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance to break down the Supreme Court case challenging telehealth access to the abortion pill Mifepristone, and what it means for the future of abortion care in the United States. Then, Preet and Joyce discuss the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent ruling preventing ICE from detaining undocumented immigrants without bond hearings. We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce.  Join Preet and Barb McQuade live at the 92NY on May 31st: cafe.com/barb Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack . This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.  Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; CAFE Team: Celine Rohr, Nat Weiner, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway.

People in this episode

Hosts: Preet Bharara, Joyce Vance

Guest: Mary Ziegler

Topics covered

  • abortion rights
  • Supreme Court
  • telehealth
  • Mifepristone
  • immigration
  • ICE
  • legal rulings

Keywords

  • abortion pill
  • SCOTUS
  • telehealth
  • Mifepristone
  • reproductive rights
  • 11th Circuit
  • ICE
  • bond hearings

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UC Davis, Vox Media Podcast Network, ICE

Products: Mifepristone

Places: United States

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