| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-483 | 7th Cir. | Not Argued | May 28, 2019 | n/a | Per Curiam | OT 2018 |
Holding: Indiana’s law relating to the disposition of fetal remains by abortion providers passes rational basis review; certiorari is denied on the question whether the state may bar the knowing provision of sex-, race- or disability-selective abortions by abortion providers, as only the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has addressed this kind of law.
Judgment: Reversed in a per curiam opinion on May 28, 2019. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion. Justice Ginsburg filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Justice Sotomayor would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Sep 14 2018 | Application (18A284) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 23, 2018 to October 22, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Sep 19 2018 | Application (18A284) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 22, 2018. |
| Oct 12 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 15, 2018) |
| Oct 23 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 15, 2018 to December 5, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. filed. |
| Oct 25 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 5, 2018. |
| Nov 14 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Physicians & Surgeons filed. |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom and the Radiance Foundation filed. |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law & Justice, et al. filed. (11/20/208) |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Americans United for Life, et al. filed. |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Fondation Jerome Lejeune, Saving Down Syndrome, and Down Pride filed. |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Educational and Legal Defense Fund, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amici curiae of The Restoration Project, et al. filed. |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Susan B. Anthony List filed. |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund, et al. filed. |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Beverly McMillan, M.D. filed. |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amici curiae of State of Wisconsin, et al. filed. |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of CatholicVote.org Education Fund filed. |
| Nov 15 2018 | Amicus brief of Prolife Center at the University of St. Thomas not accepted for filing. (November 20, 2018)(Corrected version submitted) |
| Nov 15 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, et al. filed. |
| Nov 19 2018 | Amicus brief of American Center for Law & Justice and Parents of Disabled Children not accepted for filing. (November 20, 2018)(Corrected version submitted) |
| Nov 19 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Prolife Center at the University of St. Thomas filed. |
| Dec 04 2018 | Brief of respondents Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
| Dec 18 2018 | Reply of petitioners Commissioner of the Indiana State Department of Health, et al. filed. |
| Dec 19 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019. |
| Jan 07 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019. |
| Jan 14 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019. |
| Feb 04 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019. |
| Feb 19 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019. |
| Feb 25 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019. |
| Mar 11 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019. |
| Mar 18 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019. |
| Mar 25 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019. |
| Mar 28 2019 | Letter of March 15, 2019 from counsel for amicus curiae Wisconsin received. (Distributed) |
| Mar 28 2019 | Letter of March 27, 2019 from counsel for amicus curiae West Virginia received. (Distributed) |
| Apr 08 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019. |
| Apr 15 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/18/2019. |
| Apr 22 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019. |
| May 06 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019. |
| May 13 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019. |
| May 20 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019. |
| May 28 2019 | Petition GRANTED and Judgment REVERSED as to Question 1 presented by the petition. Petition DENIED as to Question 2 presented by the petition. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion). Justice Sotomayor would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari as to both questions presented. Justice Thomas, concurring. (Detached Opinion). Justice Ginsburg, concurring in part and dissenting in part. (Detached Opinion). |
| Jul 01 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
A workplace vaccine-or-test requirement that would have covered 84 million workers -- blocked. A vaccine mandate for over 10 million health care workers -- allowed to take effect.
Full analysis from @AHoweBlogger on this afternoon's rulings:

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court BLOCKS the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine-or-test requirement for large workplaces. The court ALLOWS a vaccine mandate for workers at federally funded health care facilities to take effect nationwide.
SCOTUS releases just one opinion today: an 8-1 decision on an arcane question of pension payments for "dual-status military technicians." The court rules in favor of the government's statutory interpretation and against the technicians. Barrett has the opinion; Gorsuch dissents.
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SCOTUS will release one or more opinions in argued cases at 10 a.m. EST. The vaccine-policy cases are possible, but we don't know in advance which cases we'll get.
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