WASHINGTON – The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal judge to issue an order preventing Texas from enacting a law banning almost all abortions, sparking a fight between the Biden administration and Republican state leaders.
The department argued in its presentation that Texas had passed the law, known as Senate Bill 8, “to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights.”
As such, the department asked a federal district judge to issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary order banning law enforcement.
“This relief is necessary to protect the constitutional rights of women in Texas and the sovereign interest of the United States,” the Justice Department said in its brief.