Judge Unhurried By DOJ Emergency Filing; Women Suffer Hardship Under Texas Abortion Ban - TRMS

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Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, talks with Rachel Maddow about the difficulties Texans seeking abortions are dealing with in the wake of the state effectively banning abortion, and the disappointing court date set by the judge responding to a DOJ emergency filing to put the law on hold. Aired on 09/15/2021.

[barbtries]

1. that means it's working.

they want women to suffer. republicans hate women.

[FBaggins]

2. That's possibly a good thing

This is no right-wing judge.

The DOJ motion will be much harder to grant than Northup implies with her "it's a very strong case". Waiting the two weeks may give him time to find a rationale to grant the order (ideally - in a way that survives 5th circuit review)