AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Biden administration is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted "in open defiance of the Constitution" and asking a judge to quickly declare the law invalid.
The case filed Thursday by the Department of Justice is almost certainly destined to reach the Supreme Court, perhaps within a matter of weeks.The high court has already been asked to weigh in on the law once.
The justices voted 5-4 not to intervene to prevent it from taking effect, but they said further challenges were possible.A woman carries a sign calling for access to abortion at a rally at the Texas State Capitol on Sept.