The Justice Department is readying a challenge to Texas' restrictive abortion law, an official says. A formal announcement is expected as soon as today.
The Biden Justice Department is readying legal action to challenge the restrictive Texas abortion law, a department official tells CNN.
The official would not say on what basis the lawsuit would be based upon, but department lawyers have been challenged to find a potential legal recourse.A formal announcement is expected as soon as Thursday.DOJ has been exploring legal avenues for challenging the six-week abortion ban in Texas after the US Supreme Court last week declined a request by clinics to block the law from going into effect.
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