In a new column for Slate.com, David Coale examines the 5^th Circuit’s recent opinion in the so-called “abortion pill” case, and how the ruling exemplifies the “long-simmering friction” between the 5^th and the U.S. Supreme Court. David writes:

“In any high-profile case, federal circuit judges know that the Supreme Court will be asked to review their work if the losing party petitions for certiorari. But here, these judges didn’t just know, generally, that the Supreme Court might be skeptical about affirming Kacsmaryk’s order. They knew that the Supreme Court was, in fact, skeptical about doing so.

To read the complete article go to Slate.com