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Biden administration urges Supreme Court to suspend Texas abortion ban

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to intervene and suspend the Texas law that has banned most abortions there. The Justice Department filed an emergency appeal that asks the justices to put the Texas on hold and to declare it unconstitutional. The acting solicitor general said a district judge in Austin had properly suspended enforcement of the law and ...

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to intervene and suspend the Texas law that has banned most abortions there.

The Justice Department filed an emergency appeal that asks the justices to put the Texas on hold and to declare it unconstitutional.

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