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Hill v. Whole Woman’s Health Alliance

Petition for certiorari denied on July 2, 2020
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-743 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issues: (1) Whether a corporation that has been denied a state license to open a new abortion clinic may assert the 14th Amendment rights of hypothetical future patients as the basis for challenging the licensing requirement and the license denial; and (2) whether a federal court may order a state agency to issue an abortion-clinic license as a remedy for an “as applied” undue-burden challenge to state implementation of its licensing laws.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 08 2019Application (19A532) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 20, 2019 to January 15, 2020, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Nov 14 2019Application (19A532) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until January 15, 2020.
Dec 09 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 10, 2020)
Jan 07 2020Waiver of right of respondents Whole Woman's Health Alliance, et al. to respond filed.
Jan 10 2020Brief amici curiae of Kentucky,et al. filed.
Jan 15 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
Jan 21 2020Response Requested. (Due February 20, 2020)
Feb 20 2020Brief of respondents Whole Woman's Health Alliance, et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 10 2020Reply of petitioners Curtis T. Hill, Jr., et al. filed.
Mar 11 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
Jun 29 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2020.
Jul 02 2020Petition DENIED.