The Supreme Court just started one of the most heated terms in recent history.
A wide array of critical issues are on the calendar.
And Joe Biden is growing nervous about a major decision the Supreme Court is facing.
A three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a Texas abortion law late on Friday.
Texas’ law, which banned abortion after six weeks by allowing private citizens to file civil lawsuits against abortionists who terminated the lives of innocent babies, was struck down by an Obama-appointed judge at the District Court in a decision cheered by the Left.
However, Texas won an appeal arguing that the lower court ruled the state of Texas could not enforce a law that did not involve the actions of government officials.
Attorney General Ken Paxton said courts cannot order private citizens to stop filing lawsuits.
“A court ‘cannot lawfully enjoin the world at large’ let alone hold Texas responsible for the filings of private citizens that Texas is powerless to prevent,” Texas argued.
The three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit allowed the law to take effect, which means the Biden administration has until 5PM on Tuesday to answer Texas’ motion.
The Washington Post reports:
A federal appeals court late Friday reinstated the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, which bars the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit granted a request filed Friday afternoon by the Texas attorney general to temporarily suspend a judge’s order blocking the law, which has halted most abortions in the state.
Whoever loses this case will appeal to the Supreme Court.
On December 1, the Supreme Court will begin oral arguments on Mississippi’s ban on abortion after fifteen weeks, so whether or not the Court will add another abortion case to the docket is the big question.
No matter what happens, since Joe Biden put out an official statement attacking Texas for passing the law in the first place, it will remain an issue looming over the Biden administration.
Political Animal News will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
