is pete williams. pete, the justice department tried to prevent this law from taking effect. so where does it stand now? >> the justice department hoped to keep the law from staying in effect. it was dead and then blocked and now back in effect. there's three moving parts here. first of all, the court is denying the federal government's request for a stay. that means sb-8 will remain in force. i would think this means it's going to remain in force for several more months while these cases work their way through the supreme court. the supreme court agreed to take on a fast track, a separate afeel filed by abortion rights groups in texas who are challenging the constitutionality of sb-8. that's one of the cases the court will hear on november 1st. then the court will also hear a part of the frog government's challenge to sb 8. there the question isn't so much sb-8 it as to whether the