The Supreme Court keeps Texas abortion law in place, but agrees to review it
The court will consider the legality of the law Nov. 1. The highly unusual court action is an indication of deep internal splits within the court.
Updated October 22, 2021 at 1:40 PM ET
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a controversial Texas abortion law on Nov. 1 but refused to block the law while it examines Texas' unusual enforcement scheme and whether the Department of Justice has the right to sue to block the law.
The court will not directly consider the constitutionality of the law. Instead, in its order, the court said it would consider the following questions:
- whether "the state can insulate from federal-court review a law that prohibits the exercise of a constitutional right by delegating to the general public the authority to
