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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. 17-2428 · judgment March 12, 2021
Before the decision, about 7.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and counsel with five or more prior petitions here, and down for a business respondent.
Question presented
When a court permits an unemancipated minor to have an abortion, may the State require that her parents be notified before the abortion occurs except where such notice would contravene her best interests?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Thomas M. Fisher
Office of the Indiana Attorney General
For respondent
Jennifer Ruth Sandman
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Proceedings
- Jul 18 2022JUDGMENT ISSUED
- Jul 18 2022Application (22A29) to issue the judgement forthwith to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is granted by The Chief Justice.
- Jul 14 2022Response to application (22A29) requested by The Chief Justice, due by 5 p.m. (EDT) July 15, 2022.
- Jul 14 2022Response to application from respondent Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc. filed.
- Jul 13 2022Application (22A29) for immediate issuance of the judgment, submitted to The Chief Justice. (Justice Barrett is recused.)
- Jun 30 2022Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 597 U. S. ___ (2022). Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Jun 29 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022.
- Jun 08 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
- Jun 07 2021Reply of petitioners Kristina Box, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Jun 02 2021Brief of respondent Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc. in opposition filed.
- May 03 2021Amicus brief of Eighty-Eight Women Who Underwent Abortions as Minors and Suffered Harm not accepted for filing. (May 04, 2021 - Corrected brief to be submitted)
- May 03 2021Brief amicus curiae of Americans United for Life filed.
- May 03 2021Brief amici curiae of Eighty-Eight Women Who Underwent Abortions as Minors and Suffered Harm filed.
- May 03 2021Brief amicus curiae of Susan B. Anthony List filed.
- May 03 2021Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. filed.
- May 03 2021Brief amici curiae of Kentucky, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia filed.
- May 03 2021Brief amicus curiae of Charlotte Lozier Institute filed.
- May 03 2021Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
- Apr 20 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part; the time is extended to and including June 2, 2021.
- Apr 19 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 3, 2021 to June 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 29 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 3, 2021)