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In this Sept. 1, 2021 file photo, women protest against the six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. Even before a strict abortion ban took effect in Texas this week, clinics in neighboring states were fielding more and more calls from women desperate for options. The Texas law, allowed to stand in a decision Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 by the U.S. Supreme Court, bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, typically around six weeks. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) **FILE**

What’s legal, what’s not under the new Texas abortion law

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, photo, residents receive aid supplies after suffering the previous day's magnitude 6.4 quake in Yauco, Puerto Rico. A key U.N. aid agency says needs for humanitarian assistance have ballooned this year because of COVID-19, projecting that a staggering 235 million people — who together would make up the world's fifth-most populous country — are likely to require such help next year for troubles like the pandemic as well as war, forced migration and the impact of global warming. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti) **FILE**

18 state AGs urge Supreme Court to include U.S. territories in aid programs

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

Abortion rights supporters gather to protest Texas SB 8 in front of Edinburg City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Edinburg, Texas. The nation's most far-reaching curb on abortions since they were legalized a half-century ago took effect Wednesday in Texas, with the Supreme Court silent on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold.(Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

AG Garland says DOJ to ‘protect’ women seeking abortions in Texas

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court's decision this past week not to interfere with the state's strict abortion law, provoked outrage from liberals and cheers from many conservatives. President Joe Biden assailed it. But the decision also astonished many that Texas could essentially outmaneuver Supreme Court precedent on women's constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats scramble to scrap filibuster, codify Roe v. Wade

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this April 23, 2021, photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Amy Klobuchar: Supreme Court’s decision on abortion ‘cries out’ for Breyer retirement

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 file photo, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of a monoclonal antibody site in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge’s ruling that the governor exceeded his authority in ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The governor’s lawyers took their case Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 to the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Florida school mask debate headed for appeals court battle

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2021, file photo the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. A deeply divided Supreme Court is allowing a Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force, stripping most women of the right to an abortion in the nation’s second-largest state. The court voted 5-4 to deny an emergency appeal from abortion providers and others that sought to block enforcement of the law that went into effect Wednesday, Sept. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Lawmaker: North Dakota may use Texas abortion law as model

By James MacPherson - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about the response to Hurricane Ida during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden vows ‘whole-of-government’ fight after Supreme Court allows Texas abortion curbs

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this June 29, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Supreme Court divides 5-4, leaves Texas six-week abortion ban in place

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this March 30, 2021, photo, anti-abortion rights demonstrators gather in the rotunda at the Capitol while the Senate debated anti-abortion bills in Austin, Texas. Abortion-rights groups are challenging a new Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and allows private citizens to file their own lawsuits as a way to enforce the ban. Texas is among several states passing abortion restrictions as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a case that could undo decades of abortion rights. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) **FILE**

Biden blasts Texas abortion restriction, vows to defend women’s rights

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Leen Garza participates in a protest against the six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Dozens of people protested the abortion restriction law that went into effect Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Texas abortion clinics turning women away after 6-week ban takes effect

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this May 5, 2021, file photo, Texas state Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, center at the lectern, stands with fellow lawmakers in the House Chamber in Austin, Texas, as she opposes a bill introduced that would ban abortions as early as six weeks and allow private citizens to enforce it through civil lawsuits, under a measure given preliminary approval by the Republican-dominated House. A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight on Sept. 1, but the Supreme Court has yet to act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas 6-week abortion ban takes effect as challenge looms at Supreme Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this June 29, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Supreme Court rebukes Biden twice

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this May 5, 2021, photo, Texas state Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, center at lectern, stands with fellow lawmakers in the House Chamber in Austin, Texas, as she opposes a bill introduced that would ban abortions as early as six weeks and allow private citizens to enforce it through civil lawsuits, under a measure given preliminary approval by the Republican-dominated House. Abortion providers in Texas are asking the Supreme Court to prevent enforcement of a state law that would allow private citizens to sue anyone for helping a woman get an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Abortion providers ask Supreme Court to block Texas’ post-six-weeks ban

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., during Paid Leave for All rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

‘Sitting on their hands’: Democrats fume over inaction by Pelosi, Schumer to extend eviction ban

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

In this June 25, 2021, file photo, Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. The Justice Department is launching gun strike forces in five cities in the U.S. It is part of an effort to reduce spiking violent crime by addressing illegal trafficking and prosecuting offenses that help put guns in the hands of criminals. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

AG Garland urges legal profession to help with expected onslaught of evictions

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

In this April 23, 2021, photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Justice Breyer weighing ‘many considerations’ about when to retire

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Supreme Court blocks Biden’s evictions moratorium

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, asylum seekers receive food as they wait for news of policy changes at the border, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Supreme Court signals rough sledding for Biden’s immigration agenda

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks about aviation security ahead of the summer travel season during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

DHS begs Supreme Court to block revival of ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times