The lawsuit comes after the Fifth Circuit last year reversed a lower-court injunction blocking the law.
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The lawsuit comes after the Fifth Circuit last year reversed a lower-court injunction blocking the law.
The lawsuit comes after the Fifth Circuit last year reversed a lower-court injunction blocking the law.
The lawsuit comes after the Fifth Circuit last year reversed a lower-court injunction blocking the law.
The lawsuit comes after the Fifth Circuit last year reversed a lower-court injunction blocking the law.
The lawsuit comes after the Fifth Circuit last year reversed a lower-court injunction blocking the law.