The U.S. Supreme Court signaled Monday that it could resolve challenges to the Texas abortion law on a speedy schedule.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. ordered Texas to respond to the U.S. Department of Justice’s emergency request to block the law by Thursday.
In a separate challenge to the law by abortion providers, the high court agreed to consider a request to decide the case before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans rules on the merits. The Supreme Court also ordered Texas to respond to the clinics’ request by Thursday.
