Justice Department to ask Supreme Court to block Texas abortion ban - POLITICO

“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.

On Friday, the Biden administration confirmed it will petition the Supreme Court to block the controversial law.

The Biden administration on Friday confirmed it will petition the Supreme Court to block the law after a federal appeals court extended an order on Thursday night that kept it in place.

“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.

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