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Jane Doe, as Parent and Next Friend of Baby Mary Doe, et al. v. Daniel McKee, Governor of Rhode Island, et al.
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Rhode Island, No. 2020-66-Appeal · judgment May 4, 2022
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether, in light of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 597 U.S. ___ (2022), the Rhode Island Supreme Court erred in holding that the unborn Petitioners, regardless of gestational age, are not entitled to the protections and guarantees of the due process and equal protection clauses of the United States Constitution?
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Whether, in light of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 597 U.S. ___ (2022), the Rhode Island Supreme Court erred in holding that the unborn Petitioners, regardless of gestational age, categorically lacked standing to advance their claims?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Diane Messere Magee
Law Offices of Diane Messere Magee, Inc.
For respondent
Michael W. Field
Department of Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 11 2022Petition DENIED.
- Sep 14 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
- Sep 06 2022Waiver of right of respondents Daniel McKee, et al. to respond filed.
- Sep 01 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 6, 2022)