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And the second one is that sb-8 provides for a mandatory injunction. if there is a successful claimant to prevent further violations, not to prevent further harm to the claimant. it's not tied to the mandatory injunction is not tied to the harm. >> thank you. >> justice alito? >> suppose this happens. a woman shows up at the clerk's office and says, i want to file a prose complaint against the doctor who performed my abortion, because it caused me physical and/or emotional harm, and i want to sue under sb-8 because -- i want actual damages, but i also want the $10,000 in liquidated damages. an...

>> that's right. and judge jackson at a press conference said he's the enforcer of the laws in east texas. and i think that's clearly -- it's clearly correct that when the court issues an adjunction or issues monetary penalties, the court is enforcing sb-8. >> a judge may be enforcing a state law when a judge renders a state law and provide relief based on that state law, but do you think a judge is enforcing a law when the judge merely begins to adjudicate the case? >> i think one way of potentially looking at it is my requiring -- so, yes in a sense. and one way of looking at it is that by r...

Choose. also tonight, another american right on the line. voting. you'll hear from former massachusetts governor deval patrick. he is launching a new fight to preserve ballot access, especially for communities of colors. and, without any big wins at home, can the president assure allies abroad that the president can still make good on his promises to curb climate change? welcome to a brand-new hour of "american voices". we begin this hour with a big week ahead for the supreme court. in the morning, justices will begin hearing two challenges to the new abortion law in texas. and while these cas...

Effect, even if an abortion provider wins a case about that abortion. they still have to continue to face suit after suit after suit, because there's no preclusive effect. it turns the provider or the abortion supporter into a permanent defendant -- >> well, council, i don't want to interrupt your answer to justice sotomayor, but just to pick up on a point that you made. and maybe you can clarify this before you finish answering her question, if you haven't finished already. isn't it the case that the texas constitution requires a plaintiff to show injury, in fact, in accordance with the same ...

It doesn't matter whether the clerks agree with the law or want to defense the law. >> a clerk performs a ministerial function. someone shows up with a complaint, wants to file a complaint, and assuming the formal requirements are met, the clerk files the complaint. the complaint doesn't have authority to say, you can't file this complaint because it's a bad complaint. what if the presiding judge in a particular jurisdiction said, okay, fine, you don't want the clerks filing these things. if anybody shows up with an sb-8 complaint, call me and i'll docket it myself. then what? >> well, your ho...