The Abortion Pill on SCOTUS’s Shadow Docket (with Mary Ziegler)
From Stay Tuned with Preet by Preet Bharara
May 12, 2026 · 12 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the Supreme Court's potential restrictions on abortion pills and features an analysis of a recent court ruling on immigration detentions.
Will the Supreme Court restrict access to abortion pills nationwide? 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 case challenging telehealth access to Mifepristone, and what it means for the future of abortion care in the United States. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent ruling preventing ICE from detaining undocumented immigrants without bond hearings. This segment is available for free to listeners of Stay Tuned. To hear the full episode, become a member at cafe.com/insider or staytuned.substack.com/subscribe. You’ll also get access to other exclusive content. CAFE Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis. Join Preet Bharara and Barb McQuade live at the 92NY on May 31st: cafe.com/barb Subscribe to our YouTube channel. 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. Learn…
People in this episode
Host: Preet Bharara
Guest: Mary Ziegler
Topics covered
- abortion
- Supreme Court
- reproductive rights
- telehealth
- legal analysis
Keywords
- abortion pills
- Supreme Court
- Mifepristone
- telehealth
- reproductive rights
- ICE
- bond hearings
Sponsors
CAFE
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UC Davis, Vox Media Podcast Network, ICE
Products: Mifepristone
Places: United States
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