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Kristina Box, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Health, et al. v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 17-1883 · judgment July 25, 2018

GVR'd · July 2, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 4%–13%)

Before the decision, about 1.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel with five or more prior petitions here, and a Seventh Circuit decision below, and down for a business respondent.

Question presented

May a State, consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment, require an ultrasound as part of informed consent at least eighteen hours before an abortion?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Thomas M. Fisher
EdChoice, Inc.

For respondent
Kenneth J. Falk
ACLU of Indiana

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 7 conferences

Amicus briefs
9 cert-stage

Linked docket
18A686

Proceedings

  1. Aug 03 2020
    JUDGMENT ISSUED.
  2. Jul 02 2020
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of June Medical Services L.L.C. v. Russo, 591 U. S. ___ (2020).
  3. Jun 29 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2020.
  4. Oct 15 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
  5. Oct 07 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
  6. Sep 11 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  7. May 20 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
  8. May 13 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019.
  9. Apr 23 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
  10. Apr 22 2019
    Reply of petitioners Kristina Box, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Health, et al. filed.
  11. Apr 05 2019
    Brief of respondent Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc. in opposition filed.
  12. Mar 06 2019
    Brief amici curiae of American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists et al. filed.
  13. Mar 06 2019
    Brief amicus curiae of Focus on the Family filed.
  14. Mar 06 2019
    Brief amici curiae of Operation Outcry, Women Injured by Abortion, The Justice Foundation, Melinda Thybault filed.
  15. Mar 06 2019
    Brief amicus curiae of CatholicVote.org Education Fund filed.
  16. Mar 06 2019
    Brief amicus curiae of Pro Life Action League filed.
  17. Mar 06 2019
    Brief amicus curiae of Prolife Center at the University of St. Thomas filed.
  18. Mar 06 2019
    Brief amici curiae of Louisiana, et al. filed.
  19. Mar 06 2019
    Brief amicus curiae of Trinity Legal Center filed.
  20. Feb 26 2019
    Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Faith and Family filed.
  21. Feb 08 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 5, 2019.
  22. Feb 06 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 6, 2019 to April 5, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  23. Feb 04 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 6, 2019)
  24. Jan 03 2019
    Application (18A686) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 4, 2019.
  25. Dec 28 2018
    Application (18A686) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 3, 2019 to February 4, 2019, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
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