No. 20-1434

Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas, et al. v. Little Rock Family Planning Services, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-04-13
Status: GVR
Type: Paid
Amici (8)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: abortion abortion-rights civil-rights disability down-syndrome due-process equal-protection fourteenth-amendment medical-ethics prenatal-diagnosis selective-abortion state-prohibition
Key Terms:
DueProcess WageAndHour Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-06-29 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourteenth Amendment bars States from prohibiting abortions that are sought solely because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED The question presented is: Whether the Fourteenth Amendment bars States from prohibiting abortions that are sought solely because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. (i)

Docket Entries

2022-08-01
JUDGMENT ISSUED
2022-06-30
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>Dobbs</i> v. <i>Jackson Women’s Health Organization</i>, 597 U. S. ___ (2022).
2022-06-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022.
2021-07-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-13
Reply of petitioners Leslie Rutledge, in her official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Arkansas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2021-07-09
Rule 29.6 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed with respect to brief in oppositon of Little Rock Family Planning Services, et al..
2021-06-28
Brief of respondents Little Rock Family Planning Services, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-05-13
Brief amici curiae of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, et al. filed.
2021-05-13
Brief amicus curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation filed.
2021-05-13
Brief amici curiae of State of Missouri and 21 other states filed.
2021-05-13
Brief amici curiae of United States Senators and Representatives filed.
2021-05-13
Brief amicus curiae of Charlotte Lozier Institute filed.
2021-05-13
Brief amici curiae of Americans United for Life filed.
2021-05-13
Brief amicus curiae of The Jerome Lejeune Foundation filed.
2021-05-11
Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law & Justice filed.
2021-05-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 28, 2021.
2021-05-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 13, 2021 to June 28, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-04-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 13, 2021)

Attorneys

American Center for Law & Justice
Jay Alan Sekulow — Amicus
Americans United for Life
Steven Henry AdenAmericans United for Life, Amicus
Charlotte Lozier Institute
Gene Clayton SchaerrSchaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, et al.
Frederick W. Claybrook Jr.Claybrook, LLC, Amicus
Leslie Rutledge, in her official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Arkansas, et al.
Nicholas Jacob BronniSolicitor General of Arkansas, Petitioner
Life Legal Defense Foundation
Catherine Wynne ShortLife Legal Defense Foundation, Amicus
Little Rock Family Planning Services, et al.
Kendall Kelly Alexis TurnerO'Melveny & Myers, Respondent
State of Missouri and 21 other states
D. John SauerOffice of the Attorney General, Amicus
The Jerome Lejeune Foundation
John J. BurschAlliance Defending Freedom, Amicus
United States Senators and Representatives
Thomas Ryan McCarthyConsovoy McCarthy PLLC, Amicus