No. 20-482

Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General of Tennessee, et al. v. Adams & Boyle, P.C., et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-14
Status: GVR
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: abortion abortion-rights constitutional-challenge covid-19 covid-19-order executive-order medical-procedures mootness munsingwear-doctrine standing
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-01-22 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Circuit's judgment should be vacated and remanded as moot under Munsingwear

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Only weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Tennessee, the Governor issued an executive order requiring all healthcare providers to postpone elective and non-urgent surgical and invasive procedures for three weeks. The order aimed to slow community spread of the virus and conserve personal protective equipment for the medical professionals who were treating COVID-19 patients. In the decision below, a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit upheld an injunction largely prohibiting the State from enforcing that executive order against abortion providers. The question presented is: Whether, pursuant to United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U.S. 36 (1950), this Court should vacate the Sixth Circuit’s judgment and remand with instructions to dismiss as moot the abortion providers’ constitutional challenge to the now-expired executive order.

Docket Entries

2021-02-26
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2021-01-25
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit with instructions to direct the District Court to vacate as moot its April 17, 2020, order granting plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950).
2021-01-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
2021-01-11
Rescheduled.
2020-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
2020-12-23
Reply of petitioners Herbert H. Slatery III, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-12-14
Brief of respondents Adams & Boyle, P.C., et al. in opposition filed.
2020-11-12
Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
2020-10-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 14, 2020.
2020-10-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 13, 2020 to December 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-10-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2020)

Attorneys

Adams & Boyle, P.C., et al.
Autumn Chandra KatzCenter for Reproductive Rights, Respondent
Ally Financial Inc.
Alan Evan SchoenfeldWilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, LLP, Petitioner
American Center for Law and Justice
Jay Alan Sekulow — Amicus
Herbert H. Slatery III, et al.
Sarah Keeton CampbellTennessee Office of the Attorney General, Petitioner