last week after the supreme court allowed texas senate bill 8 to take effect, i said that the justice department was evaluating all options to protect the constitutional right of women and other persons. today, after careful assessment of the facts and the law, the justice department has filed a lawsuit against the state of texas. our position is set out in detail in our complaint, as follows. sp-8 bans nearly all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant and months before a pregnancy is viable. it does so even in cases of rape, sexual abuse, or incest, and it further prohibits aid by doctors to provide abortions for people who seek them. the act is clearly unconstitutional under long-standing supreme court precedent. those precedents hold, and the words of planned parenthood versus casey, that "regardless of whether exceptions are made for particular circumstances, a state may not prohibit any woman from making the ultimate decision to terminate her pregnancy before viability." texas does not dispute that it statute violates su

texas, the over new bill that bands the majority of abortions really controversial. this the law took effect last week after the supreme court failed to block it. supreme court allowed texas senate bill 8 to take effect. i said that the justice department was evaluating all options to protect the constitutional rights of women and other persons. after a careful assessment of the facts and the law, the justice department has filed a lawsuit against the state of texas. will the texas legislation, bands abortions after a fetal heart ceases detected thus usually after 6 weeks of pregnancy, meaning up to 90 percent as such, procedures would be in violation of the bill. protests has sprung up across america against the law, but the texas governor saying the decision will save lives. creator endowed us with the right to life, and yet millions of children lose their right to life every year because of abortion in texas, we work to save those lives. the texas legislature ensures that the life of every unborn child who has a heartbeat will be saved from the ravages of abortion. a lawyer form a candidate for new york city council told us they should never become an issue in the 1st place.

of justice is suing the state of texas after branding and new law in the state banning most abortions known as senate bill 8 is unconstitutional. supreme court allowed texas senate bill 8 to take effect. i said that the justice department was evaluating all options to protect the constitutional rights of women and other persons. after a careful assessment of the facts and the law, the justice department has filed a lawsuit against the state of texas. the texas legislation, bands, abortions, art fetal heartbeat is detected easily after 6 weeks of pregnancy, meaning up to 90 percent of such procedures would be in violation of the bill. protests have sprung up across america against this law, but the governor of texas says that the decision would actually save lives creates an endowed us with the right to life. and yet millions of children lose their right to life every year. because of abortion in texas, we work to save those lives. the texas legislature worked together on a bipartisan basis to pass the bill the time about to sign that shows that the life of every i'm born child who as a heartbeat will be saved from the ravages of abortion. well, we s

justice says it is suing the state of texas over a new bill that benz abortions, campus supreme court allowed texas senate bill 8 take effect. i said that the justice department was evaluating all options to protect the constitutional rights of women and other persons. after a careful assessment of the facts and the law, the justice department has filed a lawsuit against the state of texas. while the texas legislation bans abortions after fetal heartbeat is detected usually after 6 weeks of pregnancy, meaning up to 90 percent of such procedures would be in violation of the bill. protests of sprung up across america against the law. but the governor of texas says decision would actually save lives. our creator endowed us with the right to life, and yet millions of children lose their right to life every year because of abortion in texas, we work to save those lives. the texas legislature ensure that the life of every born child who has a heartbeat will be saved from the ravages of abortion. while we spoke to mani hello sir, a lawyer and for my candidate for new york city, came sla back this. and she told u

. >> last week after the supreme court allowed texas senate bill 8 to take effect, i said the justice department was evaluating all options to protect the constitutional rights of women and other persons. today, afterc careful assessmen, the judgment has filed a lawsuit against the state of texas. our position is set out in detail in our complaint. its basis is as follows. sb 8 bans nearly all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant and months before a pregnantcy is viable. it does so even in cases of rar rape, sexual abuse or insist. it prevents further efforts to prevent doctors to aid previability organabortions. the act is clearly unconstitutional under longstanding supreme court precedent. those precedents hold, in the words of planned parenthood versus casey, regardless of whether exceptions are made for particular circumstances, a state may not prohibit any woman from making the ultimate decision to terminate her pregnancy before viability. texas does not dispute that its statute violates supreme court precedent. instea

last week after the supreme court allowed texas senate bill 8 to take effect, i said to the justice department was evaluating all options to protect the constitutional rights of women and other persons. today after careful assessment of the facts and the law, the justice department has filed a lawsuit against the state of texas. our position is set out in detail in our complaint. it's basis is as follows. sb 8 bans nearly all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy. before wum even know they are pregnant and months before a pregnancy is viable. it does so even in cases of rape, sexual abuse, or incest. and it further prohibits any effort to aid the doctors who provide previability abortions or the women who seek them. the act is clearly unconstitutional under long standing supreme court precedent. those precedents hold in the words of planned parenthood versus casey that, "regardless of whether exceptions are made for particular circumstances, a state may not prohibit any woman from making the ultimate decision to terminate her pregnancy before viability." texas does not dispute th

on september 1, the supreme court allowed texas senate law 8 to go into effect, which bans nearly all abortions in texas. make no mistake, most people don't know if they're pregnant at six weeks. this is the latest in a series of extremist attempts to restrict abortion access. this december, the supreme court will consider a 15-week ban in mississippi that directly threatens roe v. wade. with this recent action, the court has shown we cannot depend on it to protect our rights. this thursday, i'm holding an oversight committee hearing on the unending threat to abortion access. and on friday, the house must pass the women's health protection act. our abortion rights are under threat, and we must act now before it's too late. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from the virgin islands seek recognition? ms. plaskett: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. speak

total ban on apportion at a senate judiciary hearing on that law and on the controversial use of the supreme court's shadow docket. it was the shadow docket that allowed the texas law to go into the books depriving texas women of their reproductive liberties. the court's use of the shadow docket has raised concerns over the politicization of the court even among some republicans. lisa murkowski saying quoegs i worry a great deal about it. the world needs to trust that the judiciary will be that independent unbiased check. joining us senator mazie hirono of hawaii. matt dowd is still here. you have had a busy week. tell me about this hearing. >> it was to shine a light on the weaponization of the shadow docket by this supreme court,

senator. because the supreme court allowed the texas law to stand, abortion is now all but illegal in that statecourt is set to hear arguments in the fall about a mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest. so i want to play an exchange that you had with now justice amy coney barrett during her confirmation hearing. >> as richard fallon from harvard said, roe is not a superprecedent because calls for its overruling had never ceased but that doesn't mean that roe should be overruled. it just means that it doesn't fall on the handful of cases that no one questions anymore. >> well, i am then left with looking at the tracks of your record and where it leads the american people. and i think it leads us to a place that's going to have severe repercussions for them. >> senator, is the court about to overturn roe v. wade? >> i hope not, dana. but if you follow those tracks, as i mentioned at justice coney barrett's hearing, i think you know where it leads. this decision that they made with the state of texas is unbelievable. justice roberts, not exactly a lib

supreme court, the majority conservative supreme court that's using the shadow docket to basically push their ideaio logical agenda as exemplified by what they do in allowing the texas six-week abortion ban to take affect. >> senatorou explain to people who maybe doesn't understand exactly how it works or why something this consequential ended up being put on the shadow docket. the me it seems like chief justice roberts has been the most vocal about not wanting the court to be dragged into politics. he did actually side with the conservatives on this. give us some of that background. >> i know that justice roberts cares about how the public perceives the court and its ability to be objective and fair. and i think this is one of the reasons that he issue a dissent in the court's decision regarding the six-we can ban. meanwhile the rest of the justices are very conservative justices, they are proceeding using the shadow docket in too many instances. the shadow docket is supposed to be emergency relief. it usual arose in death penalty cases and it usually was to set like when a hearing should occur, et cetera. it is not supposed to be used to make substantive kinds of decisions as what we are seeing more and more fro

professor, vladeck, we hope that the supreme court will protect precedent and establish constitutional rights for everybody. but by allowing senate bill 8 out of texas go into effect, i believe it will cause irreparable harms to hundreds, if not thousands, who are unable to obtain critical health care services. and, of course, the deadline across the state of texas, that affects families working to make ends meet, women of color. i won't question the existence of the shadow docket. my concern is when it's used on very consequential cases that have a nationwide impact. now, professor, your testimony discusses the frequency of applications for emergency relief. and how the court has granted emergency relief far more often in the last few years. what trends give you the most concern regarding the court's reliance on the shadow docket? prof. vladeck: well, senator, i think the most concerning part are two-fold. first, i think it's not the volume by itself, but it is the extent to which the court is treating these rulings as much more impactful than emergency rulings of the past. that instead of, you know, unsigned orders that don't have any analysis, th

supreme court allowed the texas abortion that to go into effect, while the house was on recess, nancy pelosi said that would come right up business there, buckley are bringing that up in the past. the senateave decide if they are also going to pass that legislation. which is a harder thing for them to do in the united states. but timing could not be more urgent on that. this weekend a san antonio, doctor came forward, and said that he has deliberately broken that ban. that he provided an abortion after six weeks. that means the legal process have started in terms of the way that challenge is going to go weather, not actual legislation is pressed on capitol hill to bolster abortion. writes another one of these things that could not be more timely at all. all really just has to happen all at once. much more ahead tonight, stay with us. >> who let's go walter! after you. walter, twelve o' clock. get em boy! [cows mooing] that is incredible. it's the multi-flex tailgate. it can be a step, it can even become a workspace. i meant the cat. what's so great about him? he doesn't have a workspace. the chevy silverado with the available multi-flex tailgate. find new adventures. find new roads. chevr

court she served. it took weeks for republicans led by senator mitch mcconnell to install the federalist society approved amy coney barrett to rbg's seat solidifying the 6-3 supreme courtsupermajority, elections, i'm gages policy and allowing texasf you ask rbg's successor, she claims to a crowd last week that the supreme court is quote not comprised of partisan hacks. it's hard to take that seriously given she made the claim at the mcconnell center, at the university of louisville with none other than the evil doppleganger next to her. thank you for being here, erin, you wrote a piece ruth bader ginsburg death continues to reverberate as the abortion rights heat up. it was to subvert and undo her legacy with the amy coney barrett appointment. in your view, mission accomplished? >> listen, joy, you know, i think i can remember vividly a year ago, you know, all the mourning over her death and democrats fearing what the absence of justice ginsburg would mean for the court. remember those donations to democratic candidates were pouring in because voters were galvanizing their grief into action. the damage was already done, right? president trump did what he promised he'd do for voters which is to create a conservative super majorit