First Thing: supreme court to decide on abortion pill access

Challenge to FDA approval of mifepristone could affect women's health rights. Plus, two men who spent years in jail are declared innocent

Good morning.

The supreme court is poised to decide whether to preserve access to a widely used abortion medication, after extending its deadline to act until at least today.

Where it all began. The legal clash began in Texas, with the US district judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's ruling to revoke the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a drug first approved more than two decades ago and used by more than 5 million women to end their pregnancies.

Glimmer of light for future injustices. Defense attorneys said the case was the first brought under a law that guarantees compensation for defendants who have their cases thrown out and also allows them to present evidence proving their innocence.