US Justice Department sues Texas over six-week abortion ban

The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in Texas, asks a federal judge to declare that the law is invalid, “to enjoin its enforcement, and to protect the rights that Texas has violated”

Attorney General Merrick Garland has been under pressure to act (Scott Applewhite/AP)

Thu, 09 Sep, 2021 - 21:07

Associated Press reporters

The US Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution”.

The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in Texas, asks a federal judge to declare that the law is invalid, “to enjoin its enforcement, and to protect the rights that Texas has violated”.