The Biden administration says it will turn next to the Supreme Court in its attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September
The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in its attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September.
Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley says the federal government will ask the Supreme Court to reverse that decision. U.S. Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland has called the law “clearly unconstitutional” and warned that it could become a model elsewhere in the country unless it’s struck down.A federal appeals court is once again allowing Texas to continue banning most abortions.
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