| No. 23-1275 | |
| Title: | Robert M. Kerr, Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al. |
| Docketed: | June 5, 2024 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-1043) |
| Decision Date: | March 5, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jun 03 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 5, 2024) |
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| Jun 24 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2024 to August 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jun 25 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024. |
| Jun 26 2024 | Brief amici curiae of 108 South Carolina Legislators filed. |
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| Jul 01 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Family Policy Alliance and State Family Policy Councils filed. |
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| Jul 03 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation and ProLife Center at the University of St. Thomas filed. |
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| Jul 03 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Heartbeat International, Inc. filed. |
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| Jul 05 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
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| Jul 05 2024 | Brief amici curiae of United States Senators and Representatives filed. |
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| Jul 05 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists filed. |
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| Jul 05 2024 | Amicus brief of 137 Women Hurt by Planned Parenthood Abortions & And Then There Were None not accepted for filing.(Corrected verison to be submitted) (July 09, 2024) |
| Jul 05 2024 | Brief amici curiae of 137 Women Hurt by Planned Parenthood Abortions & And Then There Were None filed. |
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| Jul 05 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 24 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2024 to September 4, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jul 26 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 4, 2024. |
| Aug 27 2024 | Brief of respondents Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Sep 11 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| Sep 11 2024 | Reply of petitioner Robert M. Kerr filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 07 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024. |
| Oct 15 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024. |
| Oct 28 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024. |
| Nov 04 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2024. |
| Nov 12 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024. |
| Nov 18 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024. |
| Dec 02 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024. |
| Dec 09 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024. |
| Dec 18 2024 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| Dec 20 2024 | Substitution of party of Robert M. Kerr submitted. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| John J. Bursch Counsel of Record | Alliance Defending Freedom 440 First Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20001 jbursch@adflegal.org | (616) 450-4235 |
| Party name: Robert M. Kerr | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Nicole A. Saharsky Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 NSAHARSKY@MAYERBROWN.COM | 202-263-3000 |
| Party name: Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Adam Fuselier Mathews Counsel of Record | 8405 Pulsar Place Columbus, OH 43240 adam.mathews@heartbeatinternational.org | 5132650925 |
| Party name: Heartbeat International, Inc. | ||
| Thomas Ryan McCarthy Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy PLLC 1600 Wilson Boulevard Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209 TOM@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM | 7032439423 |
| Party name: United States Senators and Representatives | ||
| Christopher E. Mills Counsel of Record | Spero Law LLC 557 East Bay Street #22251 Charleston, SC 29413 cmills@spero.law | 8436060640 |
| Party name: American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists | ||
| Tim Newton Counsel of Record | Murphy and Grantland, P.A. Post Office Box 6648 Columbia, SC 29206 TNEWTON@MURPHYGRANTLAND.COM | 803-782-4100 |
| Party name: 108 South Carolina Legislators | ||
| Allan E. Parker Jr. Counsel of Record | The Justice Foundation 8023 Vantage Dr. Suite 1275 San Antonio, TX 78230 aparker@txjf.org | 2106147157 |
| Party name: 137 Women Hurt by Planned Parenthood Abortions & And Then There Were None | ||
| Anthony John Powell Counsel of Record | Office of the Kansas Attomey General 120 SW 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612 ANTHONY.POWELL@AG.KS.GOV | 7853688539 |
| Party name: State of Kansas | ||
| Jay Alan Sekulow Counsel of Record | American Center for Law and Justice 201 Maryland Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 sekulow@aclj.org | 2025468890 |
| Party name: American Center for Law and Justice | ||
| Catherine Wynne Short Counsel of Record | Life Legal Defense Foundation P.O. Box 2105 Napa, CA 94558 kshort@lldf.org | (707) 224-6675 |
| Party name: Life Legal Defense Foundation and ProLife Center at the University of St. Thomas | ||
| Randall L. Wenger Counsel of Record | Independence Law Center 23 N. Front Street, First Floor Harrisburg, PA 17101 rwenger@indlawcenter.org | 717-657-4990 |
| Party name: Family Policy Alliance and State Family Policy Councils | ||