Prelogar Making Solicitor General Debut in Texas Abortion Cases (1)

Elizabeth Prelogar will make her debut as U.S. solicitor general in the Supreme Court challenge to the country’s most restrictive abortion law in Texas.

Prelogar, who argued earlier this year on an acting, or interim, basis was confirmed Thursday on the eve of arguments Nov. 1 in two cases involving the Texas six-week abortion ban that were fast-tracked by the justices.

Prelogar’s just-in-time confirmation ensures the abortion double-header doesn’t feature an all-male lineup. The three other attorneys arguing the women’s rights cases are men.

“The fact that a male majority will both be arguing the right to abortion and deciding ...