United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Abortion rights advocates have accused the states of political opportunism by using the pandemic to advance anti-abortion policies.
Whether the court agrees is a question of law -- and what risks the liberal-leaning justices are willing to take.
The 5th Circuit Court said the ban is unconstitutional because a fetus would not be viable at 15 weeks.
They hate the Affordable Care Act, but they also want no part of this latest lawsuit.
Next stop is the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is full of conservative judges.
A lower court said the law was still discriminatory.
The Senate confirmed a record number of his lifetime circuit court judges. Many are anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ.
Republicans repeatedly used the tradition to block President Obama's judicial nominees.