Pro-life activists rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, to condemn the use in medical research of tissue samples obtained from aborted fetuses. (AP/Eric Gay)
Judge Talwani said Monday that Planned Parenthood had sufficiently demonstrated to the court that they were "likely to succeed on the merits" of their lawsuit— one of the ways in which judges evaluate emergency requests for injunctive relief—citing the harm that patients and clinics would likely suffer as a result of the lost Medicaid funding.
Attorneys for Planned Parenthood had sued over the Medicaid cuts earlier this month, which were enacted under a provision of the "one big beautiful bill" narrowly cleared by the Republican-led Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4.
Plaintiffs argued in their filing that the cuts would cause "grave" health risks to as many as one million patients nationwide.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SWARMS SCOTUS WITH EMERGENCY REQUESTS AND SEES SURPRISING SUCCESS
Planned Parenthood chapters in Texas worked with a national organization to create a guide which eliminates women from discussions on pregnancy. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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The administration has also found success in filing emergency orders to the Supreme Court. As of earlier this month, the high court has ruled in Trump's favor in the majority of cases filed via the "shadow docket" or via emergency application.
Fox News's Ashley Oliver contributed to this report.
Breanne Deppisch is a national politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering the Trump administration, with a focus on the Justice Department, FBI, and other national news.
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