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Azar v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

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Pending petition
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-454 4th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issues: (1) Whether the Department of Health and Human Services' rule, which prohibits Title X projects from providing referrals for abortion as a method of family planning, falls within the agency’s statutory authority; and (2) whether the rule is the product of reasoned decisionmaking.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 07 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2020)
Oct 30 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 9, 2020 to December 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 02 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 9, 2020.
Nov 03 2020Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Alex M. Azar, et al.
Nov 03 2020Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
Nov 09 2020Brief amici curiae of American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists, et al. filed.
Dec 05 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 9, 2020 to February 5, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 07 2020Petitioners response to motion for further extension of time to file a response filed.
Dec 08 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part; the time is further extended to and including December 14, 2020.
Dec 08 2020Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5. filed.
Dec 14 2020Brief of respondent Mayor and City Council of Baltimore in opposition filed.
Dec 23 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Dec 23 2020Reply of petitioners Alex M. Azar, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 19 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.