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Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-1275 4th Cir. Apr 2, 2025 TBD TBD TBD OT 2024

Issue: Whether the Medicaid Act"s any-qualified-provider provision unambiguously confers a private right upon a Medicaid beneficiary to choose a specific provider.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/03/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 5, 2024)
06/24/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2024 to August 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
06/25/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024.
06/26/2024Brief amici curiae of 108 South Carolina Legislators filed.
07/01/2024Brief amici curiae of Family Policy Alliance and State Family Policy Councils filed.
07/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation and ProLife Center at the University of St. Thomas filed.
07/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of Heartbeat International, Inc. filed.
07/05/2024Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
07/05/2024Brief amici curiae of United States Senators and Representatives filed.
07/05/2024Brief amicus curiae of American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists filed.
07/05/2024Amicus 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)
07/05/2024Brief amici curiae of 137 Women Hurt by Planned Parenthood Abortions & And Then There Were None filed.
07/05/2024Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed.
07/24/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2024 to September 4, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
07/26/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 4, 2024.
08/27/2024Brief of respondents Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al. in opposition filed.
09/11/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
09/11/2024Reply of petitioner Robert M. Kerr filed. (Distributed)
10/07/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
10/15/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
10/28/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
11/04/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2024.
11/12/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024.
11/18/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
12/02/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024.
12/09/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024.
12/18/2024Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
12/20/2024Letter from counsel for petitioner notifying Clerk of substitution of petitioner filed.
02/03/2025Brief of petitioner Eunice Medina, Interim Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services filed.
02/03/2025Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
02/04/2025Brief amicus curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation filed.
02/04/2025Brief amici curiae of World Faith Foundation, et al. filed.
02/10/2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
02/10/2025Brief amici curiae of South Carolina Medicaid Practitioners filed.
02/10/2025Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed.
02/10/2025Brief amici curiae of 311 State Legislators filed.
02/10/2025Brief amicus curiae of Americans United for Life filed.
02/10/2025Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
02/10/2025Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
02/10/2025Brief amici curiae of American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. filed.
02/10/2025Brief amici curiae of 46 South Carolina Legislators filed.
02/10/2025Brief amici curiae of United States Senators and Representatives filed.
02/10/2025Brief amici curiae of Family Policy Alliance, et al. filed.
02/10/2025Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
02/10/2025Brief amici curiae of 138 Women Hurt by Planned Parenthood Abortions, et al. filed.
02/10/2025Brief amicus curiae of Governor Henry Dargan McMaster filed.
02/10/2025Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed.
02/10/2025Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
02/10/2025Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed.
02/10/2025Brief amicus curiae of Heartbeat International, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
02/12/2025Application (24A782) to extend the time to file the reply brief on the merits from March 21, 2025 to March 24, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
02/12/2025Response in opposition to application for extension of time to file the reply brief on the merits filed.
02/13/2025Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
02/13/2025Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
02/18/2025Application (24A782) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file the reply brief on the merits to and including 2 p.m., March 24, 2025.
02/19/2025CIRCULATED
03/04/2025Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
03/05/2025Brief of respondents Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/05/2025Brief of Eunice Medina, Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services submitted.
03/12/2025Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and available with the Clerk.
03/12/2025Amicus brief of 138 Women Hurt By Planned Parenthood Abortions And The Non-Profit Organization "And Then There Were None" as Amici Curiae In Support of Petitioners not accepted for filing. (March 13, 2025--to be resubmitted under relevant entity.)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of Medicaid Beneficiaries filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of American Public Health Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of Health Policy Scholars filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations and Faith Leaders filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of National Health Law Program, et al. filed. (Corrected brief and PDF to be reprinted and submitted - March 14, 2025.)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of National Health Law Program, et al. filed (corrected - March 17, 2025). (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amicus curiae of Information Society Project at Yale Law School filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of Local Governments and Local Government Officials filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of 7 South Carolina Healthcare Policy Experts, Advocates, and Providers filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of 238 Members of Congress filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of Former Senior Officials of the Department of Health and Human Services filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/12/2025Brief amici curiae of Organizations Advancing Reproductive Rights, Health, and Justice filed. (Distributed)
03/21/2025Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
03/24/2025Reply of petitioner Eunice Medina, Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services filed. (Distributed)
04/02/2025Argued. For petitioner: John J. Bursch, Washington, D. C.; and Kyle D. Hawkins, Counselor to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Nicole A. Saharsky, Washington, D. C.