The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided to certify key questions in the lawsuit to the Supreme Court of Texas.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments today over where the last major challenge to the Texas Heartbeat Act should proceed.
Although the Fifth Circuit already restored force to the law with a previous order, yesterday's ruling is an important milestone.
Senate Bill 8 was paused for 2 days. Some of the law's proponents say those who violated it during that time could still face lawsuits.
The state appealed to the Fifth Circuit afterward. It remains to be seen whether abortions in Texas will return to August levels.
Defendants argued that abortion providers couldn't sue the government for injuries incurred by private lawsuits. Judge Pitman disagreed.
