“Instead, the statute includes an unprecedented scheme to, in the Chief Justice’s words, “insulate the State from responsibility,” according to AG Garland.
Furthermore, the U.S. Attorney General pointed out that Texas’ obvious intention in its “statutory scheme to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights by thwarting judicial review for as long as possible.”
“This kind of scheme to nullify the Constitution of the United States is one that all Americans – whatever their politics or party – should fear. If it prevails, it may become a model for action in other areas, by other states, and with respect to other constitutional rights and judicial precedents,” said AG Garland.
He said the Justice Department filed the lawsuit to fulfill its duty to defend the Constitution of the United States and to uphold the rule of law.
Watch the DOJ press conference below:
The DOJ’s action comes a week after the Supreme Court refused to grant an injunction to stop the enforcement of the Texas abortion law.
