Former state Sen. Wendy Davis challenges Texas abortion law in court

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Former Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Texas’ recent abortion law. The suit claims the law is “blatantly unconstitutional” and written to “make a mockery of the federal courts.”The law, which went into effect in September and empowers private citizens to bring civil lawsuits against anyone who “aids or abets”