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Mountain Right to Life, Inc. v. Becerra

Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra on June 28, 2018.

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-211 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: (1) Whether a law compelling faith-based nonprofit crisis pregnancy centers to advertise free or low-cost abortions available from the state, a message in direct contradiction to the organizations' sincerely held religious beliefs, is a content-based restriction of speech subject to strict scrutiny under Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona; (2) whether a law compelling faith-based nonprofit crisis pregnancy centers to advertise free or low-cost abortions available from the state, a message in direct contradiction to the organizations' sincerely held religious beliefs, conflicts with Riley v. National Federation of the Blind of North Carolina, Inc., and other precedents of the Supreme Court and the courts of appeal; and (3) whether a law compelling faith-based nonprofit crisis pregnancy centers to advertise free or low-cost abortions available from the state, a message in direct contradiction to the organizations' sincerely held religious beliefs, conflicts with Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. Hialeah, Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, and other precedents of the Supreme Court and the courts of appeals.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/04/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 7, 2017)
08/25/2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 10, 2017.
10/10/2017Brief of respondent Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California in opposition filed.
10/24/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2017.
10/24/2017Reply of petitioner Mountain Right to Life, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
11/02/2017Letter of November 2, 2017, from counsel for respondent received. VIDED (Distributed)
11/07/2017Letter of November 3, 2017, from counsel for petitioners received. (Distributed)
06/27/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018.
06/28/2018Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, 585 U. S. ____ (2018).
07/30/2018JUDGMENT ISSUED.