Analysis: Texas and the U.S., lawyered up and ready to go to court

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Analysis: Texas and the U.S., lawyered up and ready to go to court

It's usually the state suing the feds, but now the federal government is suing Texas for outlawing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. There are more lawsuits between the state and federal governments to come.

BY ROSS RAMSEY SEPT. 13, 20215 AM CENTRAL

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Merrick Garland has an interesting job. He gets up, goes to the office, sues the state of Texas and then goes home.

If that description of the U.S. attorney general’s job sounds familiar, it’s because it’s lifted from the campaign stump speeches of former Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who’s now the governor. “I go into the office, I sue the federal government and I go home.”