Well, That Was Fun While It Lasted

Some excerpts. The court's conclusions are indisputable. SB 8's "enforcement" mechanism wasn't clever, it was transparent gamesmanship that could only ever work in courts stacked with dishonest partisans.

The question is if the Fifth Circuit and SCOTUS are such courts. https://t.co/l7aCD7Gtcr pic.twitter.com/wMI0wk4PV2

— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) October 7, 2021

Because:

About 75 minutes after Judge Pitman's ruling blocking enforcement of #SB8, Texas has filed a notice of appeal to the Fifth Circuit.

Next up, the (surely forthcoming) motion for a stay pending appeal and an emergency administrative stay to immediately freeze the injunction: pic.twitter.com/WlrFot1vhZ

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) October 7, 2021

And:

In its 5-4 decision on September 1 refusing to block #SB8 or vacate the Fifth Circuit's stay of the Whole Woman's Health suit, #SCOTUS went out of its way to stress that *other* challenges might be effective. Methinks we'll soon find out if they meant it:https://t.co/Jv85qj4NC3 pic.twitter.com/dcaCnIYILZ

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) October 7, 2021

The breath, she is not being held.