No. 18-1323

June Medical Services L.L.C., et al. v. Stephen Russo, Interim Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-19
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (20)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: abortion abortion-rights admitting-privileges constitutional-law due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent undue-burden whole-woman's-health whole-womans-health womens-health
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-01-17 (distributed 2 times)
Related Cases: 18-1460 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit's decision upholding Louisiana's law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital conflicts with this Court's binding precedent in Whole Woman's Health

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED In Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, 136 S. Ct. 2292 (2016), this Court held that a state law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital was unconstitutional because it imposed an undue burden on women seeking abortions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld an admitting privileges law in Louisiana that is identical to the one this Court struck down. This presents the following issue: Whether the Fifth Circuit’s decision upholding Louisiana’s law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital conflicts with this Court’s binding precedent in Whole Woman’s Health.

Docket Entries

2020-07-31
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2020-02-24
Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Foundation for Life DENIED.
2020-02-13
Record received from the U.S.D.C. Middle District of Louisiana, the Record on Appeals is electronically filed.
2020-02-04
Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Foundation for Life (in 18-1323).
2020-01-21
CIRCULATED
2020-01-16
The record from the U.S.D.C. Middle District of Louisiana is electronic and located on PACER, with the exception of SEALED material that's electronic.
2020-01-13
Motion to supplement the record and to file certain documents under seal DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
2020-01-10
The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
2020-01-09
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.
2020-01-02
Brief amicus curiae of International Conference of Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers filed (in 18-1323). (Distributed)
2020-01-02
Brief amicus curiae of CatholicVote.org Education Fund filed (in 18-1323).
2020-01-02
Brief amici curiae of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, et al. filed (in 18-1323).
2020-01-02
Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. filed (in 18-1460).
2020-01-02
Brief amici curiae of Former Abortion Providers; The National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA; and the Association of Catholic Bioethics Center filed (in 18-1323). (Distributed)
2020-01-02
Brief amici curiae of Samaritan's Purse, et al. filed.
2019-12-30
Brief amici curiae of National Right to Life Committee, et al. filed (in 18-1323).
2019-12-27
Brief amicus curiae of Legal Center for Defense of Life filed.
2019-12-27
Brief amici curiae of Concerned Women for America & Charlotte Lozier Institute filed (in 18-1460).
2019-12-02
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed (in 18-1323).
2019-12-02
Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
2019-12-02
Brief amici curiae of Ibis Reproductive Health and Other Organizations filed (in 18-1323).
2019-12-02
Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Liberties Union and The ACLU of Louisiana filed (in 18-1323).
2019-12-02
Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars filed (in 18-1323).
2019-12-02
Brief amicus curiae of Information Society Project at Yale Law School filed (in 18-1323).
2019-12-02
Brief amici curiae of Whole Woman's Health and Whole Woman's Health Alliance filed (in 18-1460).
2019-11-25
Brief of petitioners June Medical Services L.L.C., et al. filed (in 18-1323).
2019-11-18
Motion for leave to file the joint appendix pursuant to Rule 33.2 with one volume under seal GRANTED.
2019-10-04
Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 18-1460 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
2019-09-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-09-06
Reply of petitioners June Medical Services L.L.C., et al. filed.
2019-07-19
Brief of respondent Rebekah Gee, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals in opposition filed.
2019-05-20
Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges and Department of Justice Officials filed.
2019-05-20
Brief amici curiae of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. filed.
2019-05-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 19, 2019.
2019-04-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 20, 2019 to July 19, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-04-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 20, 2019)
2019-02-07
Application (18A774) referred to the Court.
2019-02-07
Application (18A774) granted by the Court. The application for a stay presented to JUSTICE ALITO and by him referred to the Court is granted, and the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in case No. 17-30397 is stayed pending the timely filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. JUSTICE THOMAS, JUSTICE ALITO, JUSTICE GORSUCH, and JUSTICE KAVANAUGH would deny the application. JUSTICE KAVANAUGH, dissenting from grant of application for stay. (Detached Opinion)
2019-02-01
Reply of applicants June Medical Services, L.L.C., et al. filed.
2019-02-01
Because the filings regarding the application for a stay in this matter were not completed until earlier today and the Justices need time to review these filings, the issuance of the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, case No. 17-30397, is administratively stayed through Thursday, February 7, 2019. This order does not reflect any view regarding the merits of the petition for a writ of certiorari that applicants represent they will file.
2019-01-31
Response to application from respondent Rebekah Gee, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals filed.
2019-01-29
Response to application (18A774) requested by Justice Alito, due Thursday, January 31, 2019, by 3:00 p.m. ET.
2019-01-28
Application (18A774) for a stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

197 Members of Congress
Claude G. SzyferStroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Amicus
Claude G. SzyferStroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Amicus
2,556 Operation Outcry Women Injured By Abortion and The Justice Foundation
Allan E. Parker Jr.The Justice Foundation, Amicus
2,624 Women Injured By Abortion, Operation Outcry, and The Justice Foundation
Allan E. Parker Jr.The Justice Foundation, Amicus
207 Members of Congress
Steven Henry AdenAmericans United for Life, Amicus
Steven Henry AdenAmericans United for Life, Amicus
Abby Johnson and Terry Beatley
Catherine Wynne ShortLife Legal Defense Foundation, Amicus
Catherine Wynne ShortLife Legal Defense Foundation, Amicus
African American Prolife Organizations
Adam Rabun Fast GustafsonBoyden Gray & Associates PLLC, Amicus
Adam Rabun Fast GustafsonBoyden Gray & Associates PLLC, Amicus
American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Bradley Stephen Tupi — Amicus
Bradley Stephen Tupi — Amicus
American Bar Association
Judy Perry MartinezAmerican Bar Association, Amicus
Judy Perry MartinezAmerican Bar Association, Amicus
American Center for Law & Justice, American Academy of Medical Ethics, American College of Pediatricians
Jay Alan Sekulow — Amicus
Jay Alan Sekulow — Amicus
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al.
Kimberly A. ParkerWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Amicus
Kimberly A. ParkerWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Amicus
Americans United for Life
Clarke David ForsytheAmericans United for Life, Amicus
Clarke David ForsytheAmericans United for Life, Amicus
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
Antony B. Kolenc — Amicus
Antony B. Kolenc — Amicus
Attorney Mary J. Browning
Allan E. Parker Jr.The Justice Foundation, Amicus
Allan E. Parker Jr.The Justice Foundation, Amicus
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, et al.
Kevin T. SniderPacific Justice Institute, Amicus
Kevin T. SniderPacific Justice Institute, Amicus
Catholics for Choice, et al.
Eugene Martin GelernterPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, Amicus
Eugene Martin GelernterPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, Amicus
CatholicVote.org Education Fund
Scott William Gaylord — Amicus
Scott William Gaylord — Amicus
Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
John C. EastmanCenter for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Amicus
John C. EastmanCenter for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Amicus
Christian Legal Society et al.
Reed Neal SmithChristian Legal Society, Amicus
Reed Neal SmithChristian Legal Society, Amicus
Concerned Women for America & Charlotte Lozier Institute
Teresa Stanton CollettUniversity of St. Thomas School of Law, Amicus
Teresa Stanton CollettUniversity of St. Thomas School of Law, Amicus
Constitutional Accountability Center
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
Constitutional Law Scholars
Orin Samuel SnyderGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Orin Samuel SnyderGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund
Lawrence J. JosephLaw Office of Lawrence J. Joseph, Amicus
Lawrence J. JosephLaw Office of Lawrence J. Joseph, Amicus
Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Richard Shawn GunnarsonKirton McConkie, Amicus
Richard Shawn GunnarsonKirton McConkie, Amicus
Family Research Council
Jonathan F. MitchellMitchell Law PLLC, Amicus
Jonathan F. MitchellMitchell Law PLLC, Amicus
Federal Courts Scholars
Elaine Janet GoldenbergMunger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Amicus
Elaine Janet GoldenbergMunger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Amicus
Feminist Majority Foundation, National Organization for Women Foundation, Southern Poverty Law Center, Women's Law Project
Janice Marie Mac AvoyFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Amicus
Janice Marie Mac AvoyFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Amicus
Former Abortion Providers; The National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA; and the Association of Catholic Bioethics Center
Linda Boston SchlueterTrinity Legal Center, Amicus
Linda Boston SchlueterTrinity Legal Center, Amicus
Former Federal Judges and Department of Justice Officials
Robert Allen Long Jr.Covington & Burling, LLP, Amicus
Robert Allen Long Jr.Covington & Burling, LLP, Amicus
Foundation for Moral Law
Matthew James ClarkFoundation for Moral Law, Amicus
Matthew James ClarkFoundation for Moral Law, Amicus
Holly Alvarado, Rana Barar, Julie Bindeman, Danielle Campoamor, Aislinn Canarr, J.C., Stephanie Goodell, Amy Irvin, Amber Kepperling, Kimberly O'Brien and Amanda Williams in Support of Petitioners-Cross-Respondents
Michael John DellKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP, Amicus
Michael John DellKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP, Amicus
Ibis Reproductive Health and Other Organizations
Jessica Lynn EllsworthHogan Lovells US, LLP, Amicus
Jessica Lynn EllsworthHogan Lovells US, LLP, Amicus
If/When/How: Lawyering For Reproductive Justice, et al.
Sara Lyle AinsworthIf/When/How: Lawyering For Reproductive Justice, Amicus
Sara Lyle AinsworthIf/When/How: Lawyering For Reproductive Justice, Amicus
Illinois Right to Life
Thomas Gerald OlpA National Public Interest Law Firm, Amicus
Thomas Gerald OlpA National Public Interest Law Firm, Amicus
Independence Law Center
Randall L. WengerIndependence Law Center, Amicus
Randall L. WengerIndependence Law Center, Amicus
Information Society Project at Yale Law School
Priscilla J. SmithReproductive Rights and Justice Clinic at Yale Law School, Amicus
Priscilla J. SmithReproductive Rights and Justice Clinic at Yale Law School, Amicus
Inner Life Fund and The Institute for Faith and Family
James L. Hirsen — Amicus
James L. Hirsen — Amicus
International Conference of Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers
Arthur A. Schulcz Sr.Chaplains' Counsel, PLLC,, Amicus
Arthur A. Schulcz Sr.Chaplains' Counsel, PLLC,, Amicus
Judicial Watch, Inc.
James Forrest PetersonJudicial Watch, Inc., Amicus
James Forrest PetersonJudicial Watch, Inc., Amicus
June Medical Services L.L.C., et al.
Travis J. TuThe Center for Reproductive Rights, Petitioner
Travis J. TuThe Center for Reproductive Rights, Petitioner
Julie RikelmanCenter for Reproductive Rights, Petitioner
Julie RikelmanCenter for Reproductive Rights, Petitioner
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Dariely RodriguezLawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Amicus
Dariely RodriguezLawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Amicus
Legal Center for Defense of Life
Andrew L. Schlafly — Amicus
Andrew L. Schlafly — Amicus
LGBTQ Organizations
David Jonathan WeinerArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP, Amicus
David Jonathan WeinerArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP, Amicus
Louisiana Family Forum, et al.
Anita Yvonne MilanovichMilanovich Law, PLLC, Amicus
Anita Yvonne MilanovichMilanovich Law, PLLC, Amicus
Louisiana State Legislators
John J. BurschAlliance Defending Freedom, Amicus
John J. BurschAlliance Defending Freedom, Amicus
Medical Staff Professionals
Robert M. PalumbosDuane Morris LLP, Amicus
Robert M. PalumbosDuane Morris LLP, Amicus
Melinda Thybault, Founder of The Moral Outcry Petition, Individually and Acting on Behalf of 264,500 Signers of The Moral Outcry Petition
Allan E. Parker Jr.The Justice Foundation, Amicus
Michele Coleman Mayes, Claudia Hammerman, et al.
Claudia Lesley HammermanPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Amicus
Claudia Lesley HammermanPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Amicus
National Health Law Program, et al.
Jane PerkinsNational Health Law Program, Amicus
Jane PerkinsNational Health Law Program, Amicus
National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, Alpha Center, Heartbeat International, Inc., Care Net, Caring to Love Ministries, and Louisiana Alliance for Life
Harold J. CassidyThe Cassidy Law Firm, Amicus
Harold J. CassidyThe Cassidy Law Firm, Amicus
National Right to Life Committee and Louisiana Right to Life Federation
James Bopp Jr.The Bopp Law Firm, PC, Amicus
James Bopp Jr.The Bopp Law Firm, PC, Amicus
National Women's Law Center and 72 Additional Organizations Committed to Equality and Economic Opportunity for Women
Gretchen Ranley BorcheltNational Women's Law Center, Amicus
Gretchen Ranley BorcheltNational Women's Law Center, Amicus
Operation Rescue and The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
Mathew D. Staver — Amicus
Mathew D. Staver — Amicus
Organizations And Individuals Dedicated To The Fight For Reproductive Justice – Women With A Vision et al.
Wesley R. PowellWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Amicus
Wesley R. PowellWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Amicus
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, National Abortion Federation, Physicians for Reproductive Health, and Abortion Care Network
E. Joshua RosenkranzOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
E. Joshua RosenkranzOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
Priests for Life and Rachel's Vineyard
Robert Joseph MuiseAmerican Freedom Law Center, Amicus
Robert Joseph MuiseAmerican Freedom Law Center, Amicus
Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund, et al.
Herbert William TitusWilliam J. Olson, P.C., Amicus
Herbert William TitusWilliam J. Olson, P.C., Amicus
Reproductive Justice Scholars
Kelly M. DermodyLieff Cabraser Heimann & Berstein LLP, Amicus
Kelly M. DermodyLieff Cabraser Heimann & Berstein LLP, Amicus
Right to Life of Michigan
William WagnerGreat Lakes Justice Center, Amicus
William WagnerGreat Lakes Justice Center, Amicus
Samaritan's Purse et al
Frederick W. Claybrook Jr.Claybrook, LLC, Amicus
Frederick W. Claybrook Jr.Claybrook, LLC, Amicus
Senator Josh Hawley
Joshua David HawleyN/A, Amicus
Joshua David HawleyN/A, Amicus
Social Science Researchers
Alan Scott GilbertDentons US, LLP, Amicus
Alan Scott GilbertDentons US, LLP, Amicus
State of Idaho
Cynthia Lin Yee-WallaceOffice of the Idaho Attorney General, Amicus
Cynthia Lin Yee-WallaceOffice of the Idaho Attorney General, Amicus
State of New York, et al.
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Amicus
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Amicus
State of Texas
Kyle Douglas HawkinsTexas Attorney General's Office, Amicus
Kyle Douglas HawkinsTexas Attorney General's Office, Amicus
States of Arkansas, Indiana, et al
Nicholas Jacob BronniSolicitor General of Arkansas, Amicus
Nicholas Jacob BronniSolicitor General of Arkansas, Amicus
Stephen Russo
Elizabeth Baker MurrillOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Elizabeth Baker MurrillOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
The American Civil Liberties Union and The ACLU of Louisiana
Andrew David BeckAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Amicus
Andrew David BeckAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Amicus
The Susan B. Anthony List
John Guyton Knepper Jr.Law Office of John G. Knepper, LLC, Amicus
John Guyton Knepper Jr.Law Office of John G. Knepper, LLC, Amicus
Thomas More Society
Tim NewtonMurphy and Grantland, P.A., Amicus
Tim NewtonMurphy and Grantland, P.A., Amicus
Tort Law Scholars
Gary N. FrischlingMilbank LLP, Amicus
Gary N. FrischlingMilbank LLP, Amicus
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Amicus
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Amicus
US Conference of Catholic Bishops
Anthony Richard Picarello Jr.United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Office of General Counsel, Amicus
Anthony Richard Picarello Jr.United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Office of General Counsel, Amicus
Whole Woman's Health and Whole Woman's Health Alliance
Linda Ceilia GoldsteinDechert, LLP, Amicus
Linda Ceilia GoldsteinDechert, LLP, Amicus