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Constitutional law professor: SCOTUS “pretty blatant”, will allow abortion clinics to challenge SB 8 HotAir

By Thomas A. Smith

If Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh s line of questioning during the court s three hours of arguments on Texas fetal heartbeat law is any indication, at least one legal challenge will be allowed to move forward. The justices heard from attorneys for abortion providers, the federal government, and Texas during oral arguments.

To be clear, the hearing wasn t to debate the constitutionality of the Texas fetal heartbeat law, known as SB 8. The debate wasn t about abortion rights in general, either. The hearing was focused on procedural technicalities surrounding the law and the lawsuits challenging SB8. In other words, the hearing was to determine if two legal challenges can continue on one from abortion providers and one from the Department of Justice.

via hotair.com