Supreme Court won’t speed challenge to Texas abortion limits
By Associated Pres
Published: January 20, 2022, 2:48pm
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WASHINGTON — In the latest setback for abortion rights in Texas, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to speed up the ongoing court case over the state’s ban on most abortions.
Over dissents from the three liberal justices, the court declined to order a federal appeals court to return the case to a federal judge who had temporarily blocked the law’s enforcement.
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