The Supreme Court received a flood of legal briefs Wednesday concerning Texas' six-week abortion ban, which has rendered Roe v. Wade a dead letter in the country's second largest state, in advance of next week's oral arguments.
The filings come after the court agreed last week to fast-track an appeal from a coalition of abortion providers and lawyers for the Biden administration, who argue that the law is in clear violation of a nearly 50-year-old court precedent and represents the most restrictive ban in the nation. The court's move to expedite the dispute signals that the justices understand it to be among the most urgent cases the Roberts court has considered.
" He emphasized that the law interferes with the ability of federal actors in the state to carry out their constitutional duties.Still pending is a request from the Justice Department to freeze the law while the appeals process continues.In the briefs filed Wednesday, acting Solicitor General Brian H. Fletcher echoed Garland, arguing that"Texas is not the first State to question Roe.
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