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Docket for 21-463

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No. 21-463 Vide 21-582, 21-583, 21-587
Title:	Whole Woman's Health, et al., Petitioners v. Austin Reeve Jackson, Judge, District Court of Texas, 114th District, et al.
Docketed:	September 28, 2021
Linked with 21A220
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(21-50792)
Decision Date:
Rehearing Denied:
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Sep 23 2021	Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due October 28, 2021)
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Sep 23 2021	Motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed by petitioners.
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Oct 18 2021	Petitioners’ motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is granted, and respondents are directed to file a response to the petition on or before noon on Thursday, October 21, 2021.

Oct 21 2021	Brief of respondents in opposition filed.
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Oct 21 2021	Brief amicus curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition filed.
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Oct 22 2021	Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment GRANTED. The briefs of the parties, limited to 13,000 words, are to be filed electronically on or before 5 p.m., Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Reply briefs, if any, limited to 6,000 words, are to be filed electronically on or before 5 p.m., Friday, October 29, 2021. Any amicus curiae briefs are to be filed electronically on or before 5 p.m., Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Booklet format briefs prepared in compliance with Rule 33.1 shall be submitted as soon as possible thereafter. The parties are not required to file a joint appendix. The case is set for oral argument on Monday, November 1, 2021.

Oct 22 2021	ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, November 1, 2021.

Oct 23 2021	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Austin Reeve Jackson, et al.
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Oct 24 2021	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Whole Woman's Health, et al.
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Oct 25 2021	Motion for divided argument filed by respondents.
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Oct 25 2021	Brief amicus curiae of California ProLife Council filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 26 2021	Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed (also in 21-588). VIDED. (Distributed)
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Oct 26 2021	Brief amici curiae of Leading Medical Organizations filed (also in 21-588). VIDED. (Distributed)
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Oct 26 2021	Motion for divided argument filed by respondents DENIED.

Oct 26 2021	In lieu of filing separate briefs in both No. 21-463 and No. 21-588 (21A85), the state respondents may file a single opening brief, limited to 20,000 words, and a single reply brief, limited to 9,000 words. (Also in 21-588 [21A85]).

Oct 26 2021	Brief amici curiae of Professors Adam Lamparello, Charles E. MacLean, and Brian Owsley filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief of petitioners Whole Woman's Health, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Consolidated brief of state respondents filed (also in 21-588). VIDED. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief of respondent Penny Clarkston filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief of respondent Mark Lee Dickson filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed (also in 21-588). VIDED. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars filed (also in 21-588). VIDED. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief amici curiae of Local Governments filed (also in 21-588). VIDED. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Amicus brief of Texas Medical Association not accepted for filing. (October 27, 2021--brief needs correction; resubmitted).

Oct 27 2021	Amicus brief of Texas Medical Association not accepted for filing. (October 27, 2021--resubmitted brief needs correction)

Oct 27 2021	Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Civil Rights, and Civil Procedure Scholars filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief amicus curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.
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Oct 27 2021	Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed (also in 21-588). VIDED. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief amicus curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation filed (also in 21-588). VIDED. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Brief amici curiae of 128 Current and Former Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders, et al. filed (also in 21-588). VIDED. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021	Record on appeal available on PACER. The USDC, W. District of Texas - transcript of August 4, 2021 hearing electronically received.

Oct 29 2021	Reply brief of petitioners Whole Woman's Health, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 29 2021	Consolidated reply brief of state respondents filed (also in 21-588). VIDED. (Distributed)
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Oct 29 2021	Reply brief of respondent Mark Lee Dickson filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 29 2021	Reply brief of respondent Penny Clarkston filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 01 2021	Argued. For petitioners: Marc A. Hearron, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Judd E. Stone, II, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.

Dec 10 2021	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., announced the judgment of the Court, and delivered the opinion of the Court except as to Part II–C. Alito, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined that opinion in full, and Thomas, J., joined except for Part II–C. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Roberts, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Breyer and Kagan, JJ., joined.

Dec 13 2021	Application (21A220) to issue the judgment forthwith, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
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Dec 13 2021	Response to application from respondents Stephen Carlton, et al. filed.
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Dec 14 2021	Reply of applicants Whole Woman's Health, et al. filed.
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Dec 14 2021	Letter from applicants regarding reply received.
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Dec 14 2021	Response to application from respondents Mark Lee Dickson, et al. filed.
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Dec 16 2021	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Dec 16 2021	Application (21A220) for an order to issue the judgment forthwith granted by Justice Gorsuch, and the judgment is issued to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
Marc Andrew Hearron Counsel of Record	Center for Reproductive Rights 1634 Eye St NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 mhearron@reprorights.org	202-524-5539
Party name: Whole Woman's Health, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents
Heather Gebelin Hacker Counsel of Record	Hacker Stephens LLP 108 Wild Basin Rd Suite 250 Austin, TX 78746 heather@hackerstephens.com	512-399-3022
Party name: Penny Clarkston
Jonathan F. Mitchell Counsel of Record	Mitchell Law PLLC 111 Congress Avenue Suite 400 Austin, TX 78701 jonathan@mitchell.law	(512) 686-3940
Party name: Mark Lee Dickson
Judd Edward Stone II Counsel of Record	Texas Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 judd.stone@oag.texas.gov	512-936-1700
Party name: Austin Reeve Jackson, et al.
Other
Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record	Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org	202-296-6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center
Sheila Ann Green Counsel of Record	Shelia Green, Esq P.O. Box 1434 Columbia, CA 95310-1434 sheilaanngreen@gmail.com	2093807108
Party name: California ProLife Council
Amanda Stephanie Hainsworth Counsel of Record	Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General 1 Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 amanda.hainsworth@mass.gov	617-963-2618
Party name: Massachusetts, et al.
Claudia Lesley Hammerman Counsel of Record	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019-6064 chammerman@paulweiss.com	212-373-3000
Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al.
Kathleen Roberta Hartnett Counsel of Record	Cooley LLP 3 Embarcadero Center 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 khartnett@cooley.com	(415) 693-2071
Party name: Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Civil Rights, and Civil Procedure Scholars
Erik S. Jaffe Counsel of Record	Schaerr \| Jaffe LLP 1717 K Street, N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 ejaffe@schaerr-jaffe.com	202-787-1060
Party name: Firearms Policy Coalition
Adam Lamparello Counsel of Record	Georgia College and State University 231 W. Hancock Street Milledgeville, GA 31061 adamlamparello@yahoo.com	(478) 445-5004
Party name: Professors Adam Lamparello, Charles E. MacLean, and Brian Owsley
John P. Mastando III Counsel of Record	Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 john.mastando@weil.com	(212) 310-8000
Party name: 128 Current and Former Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders, et al.
Alison Beth Miller Counsel of Record	Holwell Shuster and Goldberg 425 Lexington Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10017 amiller@hsgllp.com	(646) 837-8559
Party name: Legal Scholars
Jonathan B. Miller Counsel of Record	Public Rights Project 4096 Piedmont Avenue, #149 Oakland, CA 94611 jon@publicrightsproject.org	6468316113
Party name: Local Governments
Mark Leonard Rienzi Counsel of Record	The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006 mrienzi@becketlaw.org	(202) 955-0095
Party name: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
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
Shannon Rose Selden Counsel of Record	Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 919 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10022 srselden@debevoise.com	212-909-6000
Party name: Leading Medical Organizations
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
Samuel Spital Counsel of Record	NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. 40 Rector Street Fifth Floor New York, NY 10006 sspital@naacpldf.org	212-965-2205
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
Donald P. Wilcox Counsel of Record	Texas Medical Assoc. 401 West 15th Street 10th Floor Austin, TX 78701 rocky.wilcox@texmed.org	5123701336
Party name: Texas Medical Association