Ann E. Marimow

Washington, D.C.

Legal affairs reporter

Education: Cornell University

Ann Marimow writes about legal issues for The Washington Post. She previously covered state government and politics at the San Jose Mercury News in California and the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire. She joined The Post in 2005.
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Supreme Court preserves access to key abortion drug as appeal proceeds

The battle over whether to permanently restrict mifepristone, and whether the FDA properly approved use of the drug more than 20 years ago, continues.

April 21, 2023

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s financial reports include an unusual redaction

Legal ethics experts said the redaction, which is supposed to be for security reasons, is highly unusual and could undermine the purpose of the disclosure system.

April 21, 2023

Supreme Court extends nationwide abortion pill access through Friday

The delay in ruling could indicate the court is not unanimous in how to handle its first major abortion-related controversy since overturning Roe v. Wade.

April 19, 2023

Supreme Court seeks compromise in ex-mailman’s Sabbath-work conflict

Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian, loved being a mail carrier because he could have Sundays off. Then the postal service began Sunday delivery for Amazon.

April 18, 2023

Complaints about Justice Thomas’s disclosures sent to judicial committee

Complaint involves Justice Clarence Thomas’s failure to disclose travel and real estate deals with Republican donor and Dallas business executive Harlan Crow.

April 18, 2023

The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate

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.

April 15, 2023

The Supreme Court temporarily restores full access to key abortion medication

The Supreme Court returns to an issue that has divided it before: the use of mifepristone and when to defer to the FDA’s authority.

April 14, 2023

He quit his job over Sunday work. Should his boss have been more flexible?

The Supreme Court on Tuesday hears the case of former mail carrier Gerald Groff, focused on how much employers must accommodate individual religious practice.

April 14, 2023

U.S. to ask Supreme Court to restore full access to abortion pill

If the justices do not respond before Friday evening, nationwide access to the drug mifepristone could be temporarily upended.

April 13, 2023

Will abortion pills stay legal?

Late Friday, two conflicting rulings threw a key abortion medication’s FDA approval into question. Today on Post Reports, we break down the legal confusion and talk about what could happen next.

April 11, 2023