Alito now back arguing Comstock act.

This is about whether the FDA can authorize people mailing abortion pills. This is the part that surely the forced-birthers on the court are going to strike down, I think. The point of granting them standing is to get to this.

The Comstock Act is how their going to restrict contraception next, by the way.

I wrote about the act (and the man) in my book, in the abortion chapter.

Kavanaugh: 'Just to be clear, no doctor can be forced to... perform abortions.'

Kav continues his unbroken streak of asking the 'Class was moving a little too fast for me' questions.

But, can we just pause here to say that it's ridiculous that SCOTUS is very worried about doctors being 'forced' to perform abortions (they're not) but don't care about [checks notes] WOMEN BEING FORCED TO BRING A PREGNANCY TO TERM AGAINST THEIR WILL.

Sorry, just needed to reset the level after Kavanaugh reminded me how dumb these people are.

Barrett wants to ban this pill so badly you can feel it. She's trying so hard to get around standing because she's so desperate to take this away from people.

They got Prelogar in and out of there in 40 minutes. It's not necessarily a sign for how the justices are going to rule, but it is a sign that the argument is PRETTY OBVIOUS here. SCOTUS gonna SCOTUS but there's nothing complicated here.

Ellsworth now, also against standing.

And Thomas going straight in on the Comstock act.

Thomas, who only asks questions since live audio started to show he's there, is pretty much telling Danco that they're going to lose under Comstock straight up. It's as direct as he's willing to be in oral arguments. He's telling Danco that they're not allowed to win.

I don't know exactly what Alito is on about here but I think he's just being generally pissy. He's an abusive Republican uncle who comes over for dinner and complains about the food and shits on your kids.

HAAA... I love Jackson. I LOVE JACKSON.
Alito: 'Do you think the FDA is INFALLABLE? [evil smirk]'

Jackson [5 minutes later]: 'Do you think JUDGES are infallible? Do you think they have special medical training?'