Although the Supreme Court last Friday allowed the controversial law to remain on the books, it did clear a narrow path for providers to try to sue a small subset of Texas licensing officials to try to block enforcement.
California governor says he will use legal tactics of Texas abortion ban to implement gun controlBut in order for them to do that, the Supreme Court needs to send the paperwork to the lower court. As such, the providers are asking Justice Neil Gorsuch, who penned Friday's opinion, to bypass the normal 25-day waiting period.
RELATED: Abortion rights supporters see little to cheer in new Supreme Court opinionEven if the providers ultimately win the lawsuit against a handful of licensing officials, the court's opinion would only restrict those specific officials from enforcing the law.
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