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Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic

Pending petition
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-1275 4th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issues: (1) Whether the Medicaid Act’s any-qualified-provider provision unambiguously confers a private right upon a Medicaid beneficiary to choose a specific provider; and (2) what the scope of a Medicaid beneficiary’s alleged right is to choose a provider that a state has deemed disqualified.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jun 03 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 5, 2024)
Jun 24 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2024 to August 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 25 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024.
Jun 26 2024Brief amici curiae of 108 South Carolina Legislators filed.
Jul 01 2024Brief amici curiae of Family Policy Alliance and State Family Policy Councils filed.
Jul 03 2024Brief amici curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation and ProLife Center at the University of St. Thomas filed.
Jul 03 2024Brief amicus curiae of Heartbeat International, Inc. filed.
Jul 05 2024Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
Jul 05 2024Brief amici curiae of United States Senators and Representatives filed.
Jul 05 2024Brief amicus curiae of American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists filed.
Jul 05 2024Amicus brief of 137 Women Hurt by Planned Parenthood Abortions & And Then There Were None not accepted for filing.(Corrected verison to be submitted) (July 09, 2024)
Jul 05 2024Brief amici curiae of 137 Women Hurt by Planned Parenthood Abortions & And Then There Were None filed.
Jul 05 2024Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed.
Jul 24 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2024 to September 4, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 26 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 4, 2024.
Aug 27 2024Brief of respondents Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al. in opposition filed.
Sep 11 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
Sep 11 2024Reply of petitioner Robert M. Kerr filed. (Distributed)
Oct 07 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
Oct 15 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
Oct 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
Nov 04 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2024.