Supreme Court justices asked skeptical questions Monday about a Texas ban on many abortions, voicing concern about the state’s efforts to shield its stringent restrictions from judicial scrutiny
WASHINGTON—Supreme Court justices asked skeptical questions Monday about a novel Texas ban on many abortions, voicing concern about the state’s efforts to shield itsDuring nearly three hours of oral arguments, justices across the ideological spectrum
explored how they might allow abortion-rights advocates to challenge the law in federal court—with some expressing concern that other states could follow the model of the Texas law to target religious expression, access to guns or other rights defined by the court.
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