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A federal judge in Austin late Thursday denied the U.S. Justice Department’s request this week for expedited briefing in its challenge to SB 8, the Texas law that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. The order by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman says that the case presents “complex” and “important” questions that merit giving each party the full …

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