rights into a mechanism for nullifying them. as respondentdixon said, no rational abortion provider would violate this law. while clerk courts are not ordinarily proper defendants, in these circumstances, the principles underlying ex parte young authorize federal court release against clerks. their docketing of sb-8 suits, which is critical to effectuate texas's illegal scheme, inflicts article 3 injury and fact, and is redressable by an order barring such docketing. sb-8 is an abortion provision, but the issues before this court are far more sweeping. to allow texas' scheme to stand would provide a road map for other states to abrogate any decision of this court with which they disagree. at issue here is nothing less than the supremacy of federal law. >> council, you rely on ex parte young to some extent. but ex parte young makes clear