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Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law

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The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours.

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  1. Biden administration asks court to stop "Texas's scheme" of an abortion ban

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  2. DOJ will ask court to halt Texas abortion law

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    Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law

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  1. The Intercept

    What Else Biden Can — and Should — Do to Fight the Texas Abortion Ban (opens The Intercept)

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    The Intercept's feed description

    The judicial back-and-forth on the abortion law shows why the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Texas won’t be enough.

  2. Hot Air

    Biden administration asks court to stop "Texas's scheme" of an abortion ban (opens Hot Air)

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    The latest round in the Texas fetal heartbeat law

  3. NBC News

    Biden administration again asks Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law (opens NBC News)

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    The Supreme Court declined in early September to block the law, which went into effect on Sept. 1.

  4. The Guardian

    Biden administration to ask supreme court to halt Texas abortion ban (opens The Guardian)

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    Government will ask court to reverse appeals court decision leaving in place the law that all but bans abortions in the state

  5. Politico

    Justice Department to ask Supreme Court to block Texas abortion ban (opens Politico)

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    “The Justice Department intends to ask the Supreme Court to vacate the 5th Circuit’s stay of the preliminary injunction against Texas Senate Bill 8,” DOJ spokesperson Anthony Coley said in a statement to reporters.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Biden administration to ask top court to block Texas abortion law (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US Justice Department says it will ask US Supreme Court to block contentious law that bans abortions after six weeks.

  7. France 24

    Biden government to ask Supreme Court to block Texas abortion ban (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Biden government to ask Supreme Court to block Texas abortion ban

  8. The Hill

    DOJ to ask Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Justice Department says it plans to ask the Supreme Court to block Texas's controversial new abortion law hours after a federal appeals court ruled that the statute can remain in effect while it hears the Biden administration's legal challenge

  9. Washington Times

    Biden DOJ will ask Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law (opens Washington Times)

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    The Biden Justice Department on Friday announced it is planning to ask the Supreme Court to block Texas’ abortion law after a federal appeals court refused to do so.

  10. The Columbian

    DOJ will ask court to halt Texas abortion law (opens The Columbian)

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    AUSTIN, Texas — The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September.

  11. Townhall

    DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Abortion Law As They Battle It Out in Court (opens Townhall)

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    It's been a busy time for court battles to do with the Texas abortion law which bans almost all abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at around six weeks.

  12. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    EXPLAINER: Texas Abortion Law Again on Path to High Court (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Biden administration is looking to the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to halt a restrictive Texas law that has banned most abortions since September.

  13. The Week

  14. KREM Spokane

    Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law (opens KREM Spokane)

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    The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours.

  15. Brainerd Dispatch

    Biden administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law (opens Brainerd Dispatch)

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    The Texas measure, one of a series of restrictive abortion laws passed at the state level in recent years, bans the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy, a point when many women do not yet realize they are pregnant.

  16. FOX 35 Orlando

    DOJ asks Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    The Justice Department asked the high court Monday to lift an order imposed by a conservative federal appeals court that has allowed Texas to continue enforcing the nation's strictest curbs on abortion.

  17. Rolling Stone

    Texas Abortion Ban Standing Would Mean States Could Essentially Override the Constitution, DOJ Warns (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The law should be suspended, the acting solicitor general argued, because it “enables Texas’s ongoing nullification of this Court’s precedents and its citizens’ constitutional rights”…

  18. CBS 19 Tyler

    Biden asks Supreme Court to pause Texas law banning most abortions (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours.

  19. NBC 6 South Florida

    Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Temporarily Block Texas Law That Bans Abortions After 6 Weeks (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block the enforcement of a Texas law that bans abortions after as early as six weeks of pregnancy

  20. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Read: DOJ filing to Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    The Department of Justice formally asked the Supreme Court Monday to step in and block a controversial Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks

  21. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Read: DOJ filing to Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    The Department of Justice formally asked the Supreme Court Monday to step in and block a controversial Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy while legal challenges play out. Read the filing here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company.

  22. Insider

    Biden administration brings Texas abortion law back to the Supreme Court (opens Insider)

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    A federal appeals court last week issued a ruling allowing Texas' strict "heartbeat" abortion ban to stay in place for now.

  23. WMUR

    Biden administration asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law (opens WMUR)

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    The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the measure's constitutionality plays out in the courts.

  24. Fox News

    Biden DOJ urges Supreme Court to block landmark Texas abortion law (opens Fox News)

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    The Department of Justice under President Biden has asked the Supreme Court to block the controversial Texas bill that bans abortion once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity.

  25. The Daily Caller

    DOJ Files Emergency App Asking SCOTUS To Block Texas Abortion Ban (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The DOJ filed an emergency application Monday asking the Supreme Court to block Texas' six-week abortion ban after an appeals panel ruled the ban can stay in place.

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