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AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 11: Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Texas Lawmakers recently passed several pieces of conservative legislation, including SB8, which prohibits abortions in Texas after a fetal heartbeat is detected on an ultrasound, usually between the fifth and sixth weeks of pregnancy. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images) AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 11: Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Texas Lawmakers recently passed several pieces of conservative legislation, including SB8, which prohibits abortions in Texas after a fetal heartbeat is detected on an ultrasound, usually between the fifth and sixth weeks of pregnancy. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)
24 Dem AGs File Amicus Brief Backing DOJ Challenge To Texas Abortion Ban
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09.15.21 | 6:48 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 02: A view of the Supreme Court on September 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court declined to block the new Texas law that prohibits abortions around six weeks into a pregnancy and will let the legal battle play out in the lower courts. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 02: A view of the Supreme Court on September 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court declined to block the new Texas law that prohibits abortions around six weeks into a pregnancy and will let the legal battle play out in the lower courts. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
5 Points On The DOJ Texas Abortion Lawsuit’s Likely Journey To The Supreme Court
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09.10.21 | 2:15 pm
Justice Department Mounts Legal Challenge To Texas Abortion Ban
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09.09.21 | 3:40 pm
SD GOP Governor Deals Quick Blow To Abortion Access After Proposing Texas Copycat Law
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09.07.21 | 6:53 pm
Abbott Torched For Bizarre Defense Of New Texas Law That Would Criminalize Rape Survivors
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09.07.21 | 4:44 pm
AG Garland: DOJ Will ‘Provide Support’ For Abortion Clinics ‘Under Attack’
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09.06.21 | 12:42 pm
Cassidy Accuses Dems Of Using SCOTUS ‘Theater’ To Distract From Other Issues
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09.06.21 | 10:18 am
ATLANTA, GA - JULY 19: U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks during a U.S. Senate Rules Committee Georgia Field Hearing on the right to vote at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights on July 19, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) ATLANTA, GA - JULY 19: U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks during a U.S. Senate Rules Committee Georgia Field Hearing on the right to vote at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights on July 19, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Klobuchar Urges Nixing ‘Archaic Rule’ Of Filibuster To Codify Abortion Rights
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09.05.21 | 2:41 pm
As Of Midnight, Texas Is Living In A Post-Roe World
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09.01.21 | 6:34 pm
Where Things Stand: Americans Would Rather See Roe Left Alone Prime Badge
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