Jenner & Block Files Amicus Brief in Support of Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Organizations

On April 11, a Jenner & Block team filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on behalf of more than 100 reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations backing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) appeal of a Texas court’s decision staying the FDA’s approval of mifepristone.

The brief highlights how mifepristone is safe, effective, and widely used for medication abortion. It demonstrates an overwhelming scientific consensus supporting the FDA’s approval of mifepristone.  And it explains how the consequences of suspending mifepristone’s FDA approval will be immediate and severe, especially for women from disadvantaged communities, and will exacerbate the current reproductive healthcare crisis in the United States.

The team is led by Partners Lindsay Harrison and Jessica Ring Amunson and includes Associates Victoria Hall-Palerm and Jessica Sawadogo and Law Clerk Danny Li. The team received significant support from Senior Paralegal Cheryl Olson.

Read the brief.

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Jenner & Block Files Amicus Brief in Support of Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Organizations

On April 11, a Jenner & Block team filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on behalf of more than 100 reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations backing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) appeal of a Texas court’s decision staying the FDA’s approval of mifepristone.

The brief highlights how mifepristone is safe, effective, and widely used for medication abortion. It demonstrates an overwhelming scientific consensus supporting the FDA’s approval of mifepristone.  And it explains how the consequences of suspending mifepristone’s FDA approval will be immediate and severe, especially for women from disadvantaged communities, and will exacerbate the current reproductive healthcare crisis in the United States.

The team is led by Partners Lindsay Harrison and Jessica Ring Amunson and includes Associates Victoria Hall-Palerm and Jessica Sawadogo and Law Clerk Danny Li. The team received significant support from Senior Paralegal Cheryl Olson.

Read the brief.

© 2026 Jenner & Block LLP. Attorney Advertising. Jenner & Block LLP is an Illinois Limited Liability Partnership including professional corporations. This publication, presentation, or event is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide information on legal matters and/or firm news of interest to our clients and colleagues. Readers or attendees should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to matters mentioned in this publication or at this event. The attorney responsible for this communication is Brent E. Kidwell, Jenner & Block LLP, 353 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-3456. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Jenner & Block London LLP, an affiliate of Jenner & Block LLP, is a limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA number 615729. Information regarding the data we collect and the rights you have over your data can be found in our Privacy Notice. For further inquiries, please contact dataprotection@jenner.com.

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