CHALLENGED at the Supreme Court

The pro-life legislation out of Texas is at the Supreme Court right now. There are two cases – one being the United States v. Texas brought by President Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) and the other brought by the abortion industry, Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson. As we’ve told you, this unique pro-life law bans abortions after the six-week mark or when a heartbeat has been detected. One of the distinctive aspects of the law is that it allows private citizens to enforce the law by suing abortion clinics who perform abortions.
This is not a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. We will see that challenge argued before the Supreme Court on December 1st, with the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. However, this is a big case because states are beginning to develop unique laws to protect the unborn. We’ve filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in this case in support of the Texas law (SB 8). Since this is an emergency action, it’s possible we will be seeing a decision very quickly.
The question at the United States Supreme Court is, may the United States bring suit in federal court and obtain injunctive or declaratory relief against the state, state court judges, state court clerks, other state officials or all private parties to prohibit SB 8 from being enforced?