Kavanaugh, Barrett Voice Skepticism About Texas Abortion Law (2)

Key U.S. Supreme Court justices raised the prospect they might act to halt Texas’ far-reaching abortion ban, questioning the state’s contention that federal courts can’t block the law.

Hearing arguments two months after letting the measure take effect, justices including Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett voiced skepticism about various parts of Texas’ defense of the law. The court is considering separate bids by abortion providers and the Justice Department to block application of the law, which bans abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Amy Coney Barrett

Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg

The argument centered on an unusual provision Texas included -- making the law enforceable ...