New York Attorney General Letitia James is intervening to counter Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempts to enforce Texas abortion laws in New York through a petition he filed against Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck.

“Texas has no authority in New York, and no power to impose its cruel abortion ban here,” James said in a Sept. 8 statement. “Our shield law exists to protect New Yorkers from out-of-state extremists, and New York will always stand strong as a safe haven for health care and freedom of choice.

In a Sep. 8 filing with Justice David M. Gandin in Ulster County Supreme Court, James asserted the statutory right of her office to intervene due to constitutional challenges to the state law.

“I'm really happy about the decision," Bruck said. "I think it shows the attorney ge

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