Just a reminder that the abortion providers did not file their complaint against the Texas Heartbeat Act until nearly two months (55 days) after the Act’s enactment, and it wasn’t until 80 days after enactment (on August 7) that they filed their motion for a preliminary injunction.

The Supreme Court granted extraordinary expedition of the briefing and oral argument in the two cases (abortion providers and DOJ) involving the Act, and it is unsurprising that the expedition seems to have affected some justices’ consideration of the issues.

The resolution of the recondite issues of federal-court jurisdiction, standing, and so on could well have enduring and unanticipated consequences. It would be a profound folly for the Court to race to rule. It’s far more important for it to get the cases right.