The questions reflected arguments by the Justice Department that Texas had delegated enforcement of the law to private citizens in order to thwart judicial review.
October 01, 2021 at 04:49 PM
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A federal judge on Friday questioned Texas’ lawyers over the “unusual” enforcement mechanism the state employed in adopting its restrictive new abortion law.
At oral arguments over the Department of Justice’s attempt to block the law, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman of the Western District of Texas asked lawyers defending the law why the state delegated enforcement power to private individuals.
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Karla Torres, front, Mary Bortscheller, back left, and Meghan Boone, back right, demonstrate in favor of abortion rights outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the day of arguments in the “Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt” case on March 2, 2016. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
