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We're seeing there. you know, in the oral argument in the sb-8 case, i think we heard some skepticism from justices brett kavanaugh and amy coney barrett over the process in that case. unlike that in this case, the substance of the case is ripe and i think it could very well be the opportunity that republicans have been waiting for, for a generation, which is a chance to squarely overturn roe vs. wade and so i think here, we might see a very different take from amy coney barrett and brett kavanaugh who are certainly demonstrated hostility to the idea of reproductive rights throughout the years...

I'm joined by attorney katie fang. katie, the court is considering a portion of the law and it's the part that deputizes private citizens to sue clinics, doctors and someone that drove a woman to an abortion clinic. some have compared this to bounty hunting. how did the court respond to this when they heard this case? >> yeah. so alex, that's a good point. i want to put everybody at ease. the life and death of roe v. wade will not be determined tomorrow. there's a concern that roe v. wade will be overturned tomorrow why that won't happen even if the supreme court issues a ruling tomorrow. on n...

Activity is detected. that law flies in the face of precedent from the supreme court banning abortions after 24 weeks which is viability. the unusual legislative scheme that came out of texas and the anti-abortion legislators was the following. normally as a private citizen you can go to court, the constitutionality of the law is determined. sb 8 is unusual. it says to state officials in texas you are not allowed to enforce this law. instead private laws enforce the law. that means thus far there's two pending lawsuits in the state courts. one from a guy in arkansas and one from a guy in illin...

Which is a notoriously more conservative circuit. unlikely biden administration is going to find a receptive home there. >> where does it leave the biden administration and these companies? >> well, they have until monday to respond to this temporary stay and the 5th circuit upon getting full briefing by tuesday will make a decision whether to enjoin the vaccination mandate more permanently. and so there's some time here. there's going to be more briefing. the government will have an opportunity to make its case in court. but again, it does look, at least in this circuit, this is going to be a...

Going to find a receptive home there. >> where does it leave the biden administration and these companies? >> well, they have until monday to respond to this temporary stay and the 5th circuit upon getting full briefing by tuesday will make a decision whether to enjoin the vaccination mandate more permanently. and so there's some time here. there's going to be more briefing. the government will have an opportunity to make its case in court. but again, it does look, at least in this circuit, this is going to be a true uphill battle. i will just remind you that this was the same circuit and inde...