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Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic

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

Issues: 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)
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.
Nov 12 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024.
Nov 18 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
Dec 02 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024.
Dec 09 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024.
Dec 18 2024Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Dec 20 2024Letter from counsel for petitioner notifying Clerk of substitution of petitioner filed.
Feb 03 2025Brief of petitioner Eunice Medina, Interim Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services filed.
Feb 03 2025Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Feb 04 2025Brief amicus curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation filed.
Feb 04 2025Brief amici curiae of World Faith Foundation, et al. filed.
Feb 10 2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
Feb 10 2025Brief amici curiae of South Carolina Medicaid Practitioners filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amici curiae of 311 State Legislators filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amicus curiae of Americans United for Life filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amici curiae of American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amici curiae of 46 South Carolina Legislators filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amici curiae of United States Senators and Representatives filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amici curiae of Family Policy Alliance, et al. filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amici curiae of 138 Women Hurt by Planned Parenthood Abortions, et al. filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amicus curiae of Governor Henry Dargan McMaster filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed.
Feb 10 2025Brief amicus curiae of Heartbeat International, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 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.
Feb 12 2025Response in opposition to application for extension of time to file the reply brief on the merits filed.
Feb 13 2025Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Feb 13 2025Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Feb 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.
Feb 19 2025CIRCULATED
Mar 04 2025Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Mar 05 2025Brief of respondents Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 05 2025Brief of Eunice Medina, Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services submitted.
Mar 12 2025Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and available with the Clerk.
Mar 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.)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of Medicaid Beneficiaries filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of American Public Health Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of Health Policy Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations and Faith Leaders filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of National Health Law Program, et al. filed. (Corrected brief and PDF to be reprinted and submitted - March 14, 2025.)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of National Health Law Program, et al. filed (corrected - March 17, 2025). (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amicus curiae of Information Society Project at Yale Law School filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of Local Governments and Local Government Officials filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of 7 South Carolina Healthcare Policy Experts, Advocates, and Providers filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of 238 Members of Congress filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of Former Senior Officials of the Department of Health and Human Services filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12 2025Brief amici curiae of Organizations Advancing Reproductive Rights, Health, and Justice filed. (Distributed)
Mar 21 2025Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Mar 24 2025Reply of petitioner Eunice Medina, Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services filed. (Distributed)
Apr 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.