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Oklahoma v. Department of Health and Human Services

Petition for writ of certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit for further consideration in light of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic on June 30, 2025.

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-437 10th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2024

Issue: (1) Whether a federal agency, through regulations, can impose upon states a funding condition that satisfies the Constitution's spending clause when the underlying statute does not contain or is ambiguous as to that condition; and (2) whether the Weldon Amendment prohibits the federal government from requiring a state's health department to provide abortion referrals.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/15/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2024)
11/07/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 18, 2024 to December 18, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
11/08/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 18, 2024.
11/18/2024Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed.
11/18/2024Brief amici curiae of 19 Members of Congress filed.
11/18/2024Brief amici curiae of American Association of Prolife Obstetricians & Gynecologists, et al. filed.
11/18/2024Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.
12/18/2024Brief of respondents Department of Health and Human Services, et al. in opposition filed.
12/19/2024Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
12/24/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
12/27/2024Reply of petitioner Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
04/15/2025Letter to the Clerk dated April 15, 2025, from the Solicitor General filed.
04/17/2025Letter in response to the Solicitor General's letter of April 17, 2025, from counsel for petitioner Oklahoma filed.
06/26/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
06/30/2025Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, 606 U. S. ___ (2025).