So the last time we talked I believe you were

Going on vacation and we're hoping to get some time away from your job. Have you been able to

Have a little space and freedom from the court at all. No, absolutely not because the court has begun to

Issue these decisions late at night and on weekends that we call shadow-docket

Orders and it's like they aren't even thinking about my need for self-care. I'm really offended

Hey y'all this is Sam's Aunt Betty this week on the show the new challenges to row versus Wade

All right, let's start the show

You're listening to it's been a minute from NPR I'm Sam Sanders and we are talking

Scotus this week. It's been a big week for the Supreme Court in large part because they heard oral arguments for two cases

That concern a Texas abortion law called SB 8

We'll hear argument next in case 21 588 United States versus Texas

Mr. Chief Justice and may it please the court

Texas designed SB 8 to thwart the supremacy of federal law and open defiance of our constitutional structure

This law and these cases and all the potential ramifications

It's got a lot of people wondering about the future of row versus Wade

But some court watchers say SB 8 isn't the biggest threat to row a bigger challenge is coming soon

To make sense of that looming fight and the current challenges to SB 8 I called up Mark Joseph Stern

He relentlessly covers the court for slate

Let's talk about SB 8. This is the very controversial

Texas abortion law

Before we talk about the two challenges to this law that the Supreme Court is currently hearing

Let's define what exactly SB 8 does in Texas

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