Another game of Calvinball, same result.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied on Thursday abortion providers’ latest request to intervene in the ongoing legal challenge against Texas’ restrictive abortion law, cutting off one of their few remaining paths to a speedy victory.
The case is currently before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which sent the case to the Texas Supreme Court. That is expected to add months to the legal proceedings.
Abortion providers were hoping the U.S. Supreme Court would direct the 5th Circuit to send the case to federal district court, where a judge previously blocked the law.
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“It breaks my heart every time our clinic staff are forced to deny pregnant people care and turn them away,” said Amy Hagstrom Miller, president and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health, which operates four Texas abortion clinics. “This law is cruel and unconstitutional, and I am deeply disappointed that our judicial system has done very little to stop it.”
The fix is in. The law means nothing. It’s about to get worse. Have a nice day.
With all deliberate speed … [Jan 26, 2022 Order]
THE FOLLOWING CAUSE IS SET FOR SUBMISSION:
22-0033
WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH, ET AL. v. JUDGE AUSTIN REEVE JACKSON; PENNY CLARKSTON; MARK LEE DICKSON; STEPHEN BRINT CARLTON; KATHERINE A. THOMAS; CECILE ERWIN YOUNG; ALLISON VORDENBAUMEN BENZ; KEN PAXTON (U.S. Fifth Circuit 21-50792)
[Note: This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., February 24, 2022.]
Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
Docket here: https://search.txcourts.gov/Case.aspx?cn=22-0033&coa=cossup