No. 24-7238

William Douglas Cope v. Kentucky

Lower Court: Kentucky
Docketed: 2025-05-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: abortion-rights constitutional-law due-process equal-protection reproductive-rights state-legislation
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether state laws criminalizing certain abortion-related acts violate constitutional protections of equal protection and due process rights

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Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-04-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 18, 2025)

Attorneys

William D. Cope
William Douglas Cope Jr. — Petitioner
William Douglas Cope Jr. — Petitioner