One question about this far-right judge.
John — at any moment, an unelected, far-right ideologue federal judge could order the Food & Drug Administration to take the abortion pill mifepristone OFF the market.
Here’s what you need to know about Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk:
- In his last job before Trump nominated him to the federal bench, Kacsmaryk served as deputy general counsel to the First Liberty Institute, an ultra-conservative "religious liberty" law firm that has a history of attacking reproductive & LGBTQ+ rights.
- He’s volunteered for far-right political candidates in TX — including Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz, & John Cornyn.
- He founded the Fort Worth chapter of the Federalist Society — the legal organization that boosts conservative judicial nominees.
- He opposes abortion, same-sex marriage, sex outside of marriage, birth control, and no-fault divorce. He’s written all about it in an op-ed and a judicial opinion.
- He called homosexuality “disordered” and being transgender a “delusion.”
- And he’s already ruled against the right to contraception access for minors.
John, Kacsmaryk’s extremist right-wing bona fides are sound. It's no secret why the far-right Alliance Defending Freedom brought the case against mifepristone before the Amarillo division of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas — a state that has *already* banned abortion: Matthew Kacsmaryk is the only judge seated there.
Now, we have just one question:
Should activist judges like Matthew Kacsmaryk have the power to order the FDA to ban safe, essential medications?
Thanks for answering,
Women’s March