Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
ARGUED: Christopher Ernest Mills , SPERO LAW LLC, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellants. Julie Alyssa Murray , PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Thomas A. Limehouse, Jr. , Wm. Grayson Lambert , OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant Governor McMaster. Alan Wilson , Robert D. Cook , J. Emory Smith, Jr. , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant Attorney General Wilson and Solicitor Wilkins. Kevin A. Hall , M. Todd Carroll , WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant Speaker Lucas. Hannah Swanson , PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, Washington, D.C.; M. Malissa Burnette , Kathleen McDaniel , Grant Burnette LeFever , BURNETTE SHUTT & MCDANIEL, PA, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. Alexandra S. Thompson , Genevieve Scott , Jennifer Beard , CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, New York, New York, for Appellees Greenville Women's Clinic and Dr. Terry L. Buffkin. Jay Alan Sekulow , Stuart J. Roth , Colby M. May , Walter M. Weber , Craig L. Parshall , Benjamin P. Sisney , Washington, D.C., Edward L. White III , Ann Arbor, Michigan, Francis J. Manion , AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE, New Hope, Kentucky, for Amicus The American Center for Law and Justice. Tami Fitzgerald , INSTITUTE FOR FAITH & FAMILY, Raleigh, North Carolina; James L. Hirsen , WORLD FAITH FOUNDATION, Anaheim Hills, California; Deborah J. Dewart , DEBORAH J. DEWART , ATTORNEY AT LAW, Hubert, North Carolina, for Amici Institute for Faith & Family and World Faith Foundation. Steve Marshall , Attorney General, Edmund G. LaCour Jr. , Solicitor General, A. Barrett Bowdre , Deputy Solicitor General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ALABAMA, Montgomery, Alabama, for Amicus State of Alabama. Treg R. Taylor , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ALASKA, Anchorage, Alaska, for Amicus State of Alaska. Leslie Rutledge , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARKANSAS, Little Rock, Arkansas, for Amicus State of Arkansas. Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF GEORGIA, Atlanta, Georgia, for Amicus State of Georgia. Lawrence G. Wasden , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF IDAHO, Boise, Idaho, for Amicus State of Idaho. Theodore E. Rokita , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIANA, Indianapolis, Indiana, for Amicus State of Indiana. Derek Schmidt , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF KANSAS, Topeka, Kansas, for Amicus State of Kansas. Daniel Cameron , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF KENTUCKY, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Amicus Commonwealth of Kentucky. Jeff Landry , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF LOUISIANA, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Amicus State of Louisiana. Lynn Fitch , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSISSIPPI, Jackson, Mississippi, for Amicus State of Mississippi. Eric Schmitt , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI, Jefferson City, Missouri, for Amicus State of Missouri. Austin Knudsen , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MONTANA, Helena, Montana, for Amicus State of Montana. Doug Peterson , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, Nebraska, for Amicus State of Nebraska. Wayne Stenehjem , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH DAKOTA, Bismarck, North Dakota, for Amicus State of North Dakota. Dave Yost , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OHIO, Columbus, Ohio, for Amicus State of Ohio. Dawn Cash , Acting Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OKLAHOMA, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Amicus State of Oklahoma. Herbert Slatery III , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TENNESSEE, Nashville, Tennessee, for Amicus State of Tennessee. Ken Paxton , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS, Austin, Texas, for Amicus State of Texas. Sean D. Reyes , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF UTAH, Salt Lake City, Utah, for Amicus State of Utah. Patrick Morrisey , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WEST VIRGINIA, Charleston, West Virginia, for Amicus State of West Virginia. John J. Bursch , Washington, D.C., Christopher P. Schandevel, Cody S. Barnett , ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM, Ashburn, Virginia, for Amici American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Christian Medical and Dental Association, and Catholic Medical Association. Timothy J. Newton , Columbia, South Carolina, for Amicus Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. Gene C. Schaerr , H. Christopher Bartolomucci , Riddhi Dasgupta , SCHAERR | JAFFE LLP, Washington, D.C.; Teresa Stanton Collett , Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Amici Law Professors and the ProLife Center at the University of St. Thomas (MN). Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, Erin Ashwell , Chief Deputy Attorney General, Laura H. Cahill , Assistant Attorney General, Michelle S. Kallen , Acting Solicitor General, Brittany M. Jones , Deputy Solicitor General, Rohiniyurie Tashima , John Marshall Fellow , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Amicus Commonwealth of Virginia. Rob Bonta , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF California, Sacramento, California, for Amicus State of California. Phil Weiser , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF COLORADO, Denver, Colorado, for Amicus State of Colorado. William Tong , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CONNECTICUT, Hartford, Connecticut, for Amicus State of Connecticut. Clare E. Connors , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF HAWAII, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Amicus State of Hawaii. Kwame Raoul , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ILLINOIS, Chicago, Illinois, for Amicus State of Illinois. Aaron M. Frey , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MAINE, Augusta, Maine, for Amicus State of Maine. Brian E. Frosh , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Amicus State of Maryland. Maura Healey , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, Massachusetts, for Amicus Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Dana Nessel , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MICHIGAN, Lansing, Michigan, for Amicus State of Michigan. Keith Ellison , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MINNESOTA, St. Paul, Minnesota, for Amicus State of Minnesota. Aaron D. Ford , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEVADA, Carson City, Nevada, for Amicus State of Nevada. Andrew J. Bruck , Acting Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY, Trenton, New Jersey, for Amicus State of New Jersey. Hector Balderas , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW MEXICO, Santa Fe, New Mexico, for Amicus State of New Mexico. Letitia James , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK, Albany, New York, for Amicus State of New York. Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OREGON, Salem, Oregon, for Amicus State of Oregon. Josh Shapiro , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PENNYSYLVANIA, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for Amicus Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Peter F. Neronha , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF RHODE ISLAND, Providence, Rhode Island, for Amicus State of Rhode Island. Thomas J. Donovan, Jr. , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VERMONT, Montpelier, Vermont, for Amicus State of Vermont. Robert W. Ferguson , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON, Olympia, Washington, for Amicus State of Washington. Karl A. Racine , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, D.C., for Amicus District of Columbia. Alan E. Schoenfeld , New York, New York, Hannah E. Gelbort , Boston, Massachusetts, Kimberly A. Parker , Aleksandr Sverdlik , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Nursing, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Nurse-Midwives, American College of Physicians, American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, American Psychiatric Society, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, Society of Family Planning, Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists.
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Thacker wrote the opinion, in which Judge King and Judge Harris joined.
