# Texas Federal Judge strikes down FDA approval of the abortion pill (competing lawsuit filed, outcome uncertain)

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And now it looks like the judge concealed his role in writing an article about his views on transgender issues, which would have been relevant to questions he got in his confirmation hearings.

Gift link to WaPo article:

> **[The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/15/matthew-kacsmaryk-law-review/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjMxNDU5NzI2IiwicmVhc29uIjoiZ2lmdCIsIm5iZiI6MTY4MTcwNDAwMCwiaXNzIjoic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyIsImV4cCI6MTY4Mjk5OTk5OSwiaWF0IjoxNjgxNzA0MDAwLCJqdGkiOiJhZTEzMmM5Yi02NmZkLTRkNTctYjBmOC1jMDcwNjUwMDBiZTciLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvMjAyMy8wNC8xNS9tYXR0aGV3LWthY3NtYXJ5ay1sYXctcmV2aWV3LyJ9.J8YM6SbUgFg_9gJ5SIPYVqR6hGYWOnFOLs5mWFav65c&itid=gfta)**
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> The judge who delivered a high-stakes abortion pills ruling last week removed his name from a law review article during his judicial nomination process, emails obtained by The Post show.

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