宣布后他们的诉讼上周，美国司法部周二晚间申请了一项即时禁令，要求德州停止执行他们的禁止大多数堕胎的限制性法律在这个州。
“得克萨斯州采纳了S.B. 8“阻止妇女行使她们的宪法权利，”DOJ在他们的动议中说这种试图保护明显违宪的法律不受审查的做法是站不住脚的。美国寻求临时禁止令或初步禁令，禁止执行第8条。"
国务院官员写道，该命令“对于保护德克萨斯州妇女的宪法权利和美国的主权利益是必要的，以确保其各州尊重国家契约的条款”，并补充说，“对于保护联邦机构、雇员和承包商的合法行为也是必要的，S.B. 8声称禁止这些行为。”
“美国有权力和责任确保得克萨斯州不能因其违反宪法的行为而免受司法审查，并保护联邦8号法案损害的重要联邦利益，”DOJ的动议说。
司法部长梅里克·加兰上周宣布，司法部已对德克萨斯州提起诉讼，质疑其堕胎法。在最高法院本月早些时候允许该法律生效后，此举引发了一场高风险的法律战。加兰当时还表示，DOJ正在寻求立即法院命令，阻止在得克萨斯州执行SB8。
该诉讼指控德克萨斯州立法者颁布了这项法律——禁止医生在检测到胎儿心跳后，或在怀孕六周后提供堕胎服务，并且不包含强奸或乱伦案件的例外情况——“公然藐视宪法。”
加兰在新闻发布会上说，德克萨斯州的共和党人正在通过法律制定一个“法定计划”，以“废除美国宪法”
目前还不清楚法官何时会对DOJ的紧急请求做出裁决。
DOJ files for immediate injunction to halt enforcement of Texas abortion law
After announcingtheir lawsuitlast week, the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday evening filed for an immediate injunction to halt Texas' enforcement of theirrestrictive law banning most abortionsin the state.
"The State of Texas adoptedS.B. 8to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights," the DOJ says in their motion. "This attempt to shield a plainly unconstitutional law from review cannot stand. The United States seeks a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction enjoining the enforcement of S.B. 8."
Department officials wrote that the order "is necessary to protect the constitutional rights of women in Texas and the sovereign interest of the United States in ensuring that its States respect the terms of the national compact," adding that "it is also necessary to protect federal agencies, employees, and contractors whose lawful actions S.B. 8 purports to prohibit."
"The United States has the authority and responsibility to ensure that Texas cannot insulate itself from judicial review for its constitutional violations and to protect the important federal interests that S.B. 8 impair," the DOJ's motion says.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced last week that the Justice Department had filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas, challenging its abortion law. The move set up a high-stakes legal battle after the Supreme Court allowed the law to go into effect earlier this month. Garland also said at the time that the DOJ was seeking an immediate court order preventing the enforcement of SB8 in Texas.
The lawsuit accuses Texas lawmakers of enacting the law -- which bans physicians from providing abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, or as soon as six weeks into a pregnancy, and does not contain exceptions for cases of rape or incest -- "in open defiance of the Constitution."
And in a press conference, Garland said Texas Republicans are crafting a "statutory scheme" through the law "to nullify the Constitution of the United States."
It's unclear when the judge might rule on the DOJ's emergency request.
