ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York Attorney General Letitia James is intervening in a lawsuit filed against the Ulster Country Clerk by the state of Texas. James announced on Monday that her office will defend the state's shield law, which Texas claims is unconstitutional as it tries to enforce its efforts local laws across state lines against a doctor who provided abortion care.

"I am stepping in to defend the integrity of our laws and our courts against this blatant overreach,” the attorney general said in a statement. “Texas has no authority in New York, and no power to impose its cruel abortion ban here. 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. I will fight eve

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