Several hundred members of Congress filed "amicus," or supporting, briefs in a closely watched upcoming Supreme Court case that could decide the future of abortion access. The opposing brief was signed by 197 members of Congress -- a mostly Democratic group that included Sens. Meanwhile, the Democrats primarily argued that stare decisis, the principle through which existing Supreme Court cases are given deference, dictated that Roe should remain good law. The Louisiana statute is virtually identical to a Texas law that the Supreme Court struck down in 2016. The 5th Circuit Court of appeals recently lifted an injunction issued by a lower court against the Louisiana law, but the Supreme Court quickly restored the injunction.

Source: Fox News January 03, 2020 01:41 UTC