NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday that she plans intervene to block the Texas attorney general’s attempt to use New York courts to enforce Texas’s abortion bans.

The Texas attorney general is suing a New York county clerk after his office was blocked from filing papers to collect a $113,000 judgment against a New York doctor who provided telehealth abortion care. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of New York’s shield law, which prevents state and local officials from assisting with out-of-state prosecutions related to abortion or gender-affirming care.

“I am stepping in to defend the integrity of our laws and our courts against this blatant overreach,” said James in a release. “Texas has no authority in New York, and no power to impose its

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