| No. 23-1275 | |
| Title: | Eunice Medina, Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al. |
| Docketed: | June 5, 2024 |
| Linked with 24A782 | |
| 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 | Letter from counsel for petitioner notifying Clerk of substitution of petitioner filed. |
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| Feb 03 2025 | Brief of petitioner Eunice Medina, Interim Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services filed. |
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| Feb 03 2025 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Feb 04 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation filed. |
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| Feb 04 2025 | Brief amici curiae of World Faith Foundation, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. |
| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of South Carolina Medicaid Practitioners filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of 311 State Legislators filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Americans United for Life filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of 46 South Carolina Legislators filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of United States Senators and Representatives filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Family Policy Alliance, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of 138 Women Hurt by Planned Parenthood Abortions, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Governor Henry Dargan McMaster filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Heartbeat International, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 12 2025 | Application (24A782) to extend the time to file the reply brief on the merits from March 21, 2025 to March 24, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
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| Feb 12 2025 | Response in opposition to application for extension of time to file the reply brief on the merits filed. |
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| Feb 13 2025 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. |
| Feb 13 2025 | Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| Feb 18 2025 | Application (24A782) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file the reply brief on the merits to and including 2 p.m., March 24, 2025. |
| Feb 19 2025 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 04 2025 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Mar 05 2025 | Brief of respondents Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 05 2025 | Brief of Eunice Medina, Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services submitted. |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and available with the Clerk. |
| Mar 12 2025 | Amicus brief of 138 Women Hurt By Planned Parenthood Abortions And The Non-Profit Organization "And Then There Were None" as Amici Curiae In Support of Petitioners not accepted for filing. (March 13, 2025--to be resubmitted under relevant entity.) |
| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Medicaid Beneficiaries filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of American Public Health Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Health Policy Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations and Faith Leaders filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of National Health Law Program, et al. filed. (Corrected brief and PDF to be reprinted and submitted - March 14, 2025.) |
| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of National Health Law Program, et al. filed (corrected - March 17, 2025). (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Information Society Project at Yale Law School filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Local Governments and Local Government Officials filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of 7 South Carolina Healthcare Policy Experts, Advocates, and Providers filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of 238 Members of Congress filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Former Senior Officials of the Department of Health and Human Services filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Organizations Advancing Reproductive Rights, Health, and Justice filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 21 2025 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Mar 24 2025 | Reply of petitioner Eunice Medina, Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services filed. (Distributed) |
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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: Eunice Medina, Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services | ||
| 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 | ||
| Sarah M. Harris Counsel of Record | Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Steven Henry Aden Counsel of Record | Americans United for Life 1150 Connecticut Ave Suite 500 Washington, D.C., DC 20036 STEVEN.ADEN@AUL.ORG | 202-741-4917 |
| Party name: Americans United for Life | ||
| Christopher E. Babbitt Counsel of Record | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20037 CHRISTOPHER.BABBITT@WILMERHALE.COM | 202-663-6000 |
| Party name: 238 Members of Congress | ||
| Thomas Richard Barker Counsel of Record | Foley Hoag, LLP 1717 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 tbarker@foleyhoag.com | 202-223-1200 |
| Party name: AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION, ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, NETWORK FOR PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, COUNCIL OF CHAIRS OF OBSTRETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, JACOBS INSTITUTE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH, AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION, AND 490 DEANS AND SCHOLARS | ||
| Braden Heath Boucek Counsel of Record | Southern Legal Foundation 560 West Crossville Road Suite 104 Roswell, GA 30075 bboucek@southeasternlegal.org | 770-977-2131 |
| Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation | ||
| Kristine Lee Brown Counsel of Record | Attorney At Law 8700 E Jefferson Ave #370953 Denver, CO 80237 kristiburtonbrown@gmail.com | 720-285-9552 |
| Party name: 311 State Legislators | ||
| Gerard Justin Cedrone Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General Commonwealth of Massachusetts One Ashburton Place, 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 gerard.cedrone@mass.gov | (617) 963-2282 |
| Party name: Commonwealth of Massachusetts et al. | ||
| Carolyn Frances Corwin Counsel of Record | Covington and Burling LLP One City Center 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4956 ccorwin@cov.com | 202-662-5338 |
| Party name: Health Policy Scholars | ||
| Thomas W. Curvin Counsel of Record | Eversheds Sutherland (US), LLP 999 Peachtree Street NE Suite 2300 Atlanta, GA 30309 tomcurvin@eversheds-sutherland.com | (404) 853-8314 |
| Party name: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network et al. | ||
| Jessica Lynn Ellsworth Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US, LLP 555 Thirteenth St NW Washington, DC 20004 JESSICA.ELLSWORTH@HOGANLOVELLS.COM | 202-637-5886 |
| Party name: 7 South Carolina Policy Experts, Advocates, and Providers | ||
| Thomas M. Fisher Counsel of Record | 111 Monument Circle Suite 2650 Indianapolis, IN 46204 tom@tomandcathyfisher.com | 317-698-6223 |
| Party name: South Carolina Medicaid Practitioners | ||
| Ian Heath Gershengorn Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block 1099 New York Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 IGershengorn@jenner.com | 202-639-6000 |
| Party name: Medicaid Beneficiaries C.M., E.K., J.V., J.A.M., N.S., and L. M.-S. | ||
| James L. Hirsen Counsel of Record | 505 S. Villa Real Suite 101 Anaheim, CA 92807 james@jameshirsen.com | (714) 283-8880 |
| Party name: World Faith Foundation and NC Values Institute | ||
| Lawrence J. Joseph Counsel of Record | Law Office of Lawrence J. Joseph 1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 700 PMB 5155 Washington, DC 20036 LJOSEPH@LARRYJOSEPH.COM | 2023559452 |
| Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund | ||
| Autumn Chandra Katz Counsel of Record | Center for Reproductive Rights 199 Water Street, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10038 akatz@reprorights.org | 9176373723 |
| Party name: Organizations Advancing Reproductive Rights, Health, and Justice | ||
| William Grayson Lambert Counsel of Record | Office of the Governor S.C. State House 1100 Columbia, SC 29201 glambert@governor.sc.gov | 8037342100 |
| Party name: Governor Henry Dargan McMaster | ||
| Janice Marie Mac Avoy Counsel of Record | Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP One New York Plaza New York, NY 10004 JANICE.MACAVOY@FRIEDFRANK.COM | 212-859-8000 |
| Party name: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists et al. | ||
| 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 | ||
| Jonathan B. Miller Counsel of Record | Public Rights Project 490 43rd Street, #115 Oakland, CA 94609 JON@PUBLICRIGHTSPROJECT.ORG | (510) 738-6788 |
| Party name: Local Governments and Local Government Officials | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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, Charlotte Lozier Institute, and Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission | ||
| 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 | ||
| Tim Newton Counsel of Record | Murphy and Grantland, P.A. 4406-B Forest Drive Columbia, SC 29206 TNEWTON@MURPHYGRANTLAND.COM | 803-782-4100 |
| Party name: 46 South Carolina Legislators | ||
| William Jeffrey Olson Counsel of Record | William J. Olson, P.C. 370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4 Vienna, VA 22180 WJO@MINDSPRING.COM | 7033565070 |
| Party name: America's Future, One Nation Under God Foundation, Restoring Liberty Action Committee, LONANG Institute, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund | ||
| 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: 138 Women Hurt By Planned Parenthood Abortions And The Non-Profit Organization "And Then There Were None" as Amici Curiae In Support of Petitioners | ||
| 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 | ||
| Skye Lynn Perryman Counsel of Record | Democracy Forward Foundation P.O. Box 34553 Washington, DC 20043 sperryman@democracyforward.org | 2024489090 |
| Party name: FORMER SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | ||
| 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 | ||
| Heather L Richardson Kuljurgis Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 333 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 HRichardson@gibsondunn.com | (213) 229-7000 |
| Party name: Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia, et al. | ||
| Jaime Ann Santos Counsel of Record | Goodwin Procter LLP 1900 N St. NW Washington, DC 20036 JSANTOS@GOODWINLAW.COM | 2023464034 |
| Party name: Religious Organizations and Faith Leaders | ||
| 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 | ||
| Priscilla J. Smith Counsel of Record | Yale Law School 319 Sterling Place Brooklyn, NY 11238 priscilla.smith@yale.edu | 347-262-5177 |
| Party name: Information Society Project at Yale Law School | ||
| Mathew D. Staver Counsel of Record | 109 Second St., NE Washington, DC 20002 COURT@LC.ORG | (202) 289-1776 |
| Party name: Liberty Counsel | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Counsel of Record | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 500E Washington, DC 20001-5369 DONALD.VERRILLI@MTO.COM | 202-220-1100 |
| Party name: National Health Law Program and Twenty-Eight Other Nonprofit Orgs | ||
| 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 | ||