TEXAS v. BECERRA

No. 5:22-CV-185-H.

623 F.Supp.3d 696 (2022)

State of TEXAS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Xavier BECERRA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Lubbock Division.

Signed August 23, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher D. Hilton , Amy S. Hilton , Charles K. Eldred , William David Wassdorf , Office of the Attorney General, General Litigation Division, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff State of Texas.

Ryan Bangert , Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, AZ, Matthew S. Bowman , Alliance Defending Freedom, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Christian Medical & Dental Associations.

Christopher Robert Healy , Alexander N. Ely , Kate Talmor , US Department of Justice — Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendants.

Laura Etlinger , Pro Hac Vice, New York Office of th Attorney General, Albany, NY, for Amici New York State, California State of, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Officer Washington, Washington, DC.

Jessica Anne Morton , Jeffrey B. Dubner , John T. Lewis , Skye L. Perryman , Democracy Forward Foundation, Washington, DC, Leah Suzanne Martin , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Washington, DC, Shannon Rose Selden , Adam Bresler Aukland-Peck , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, for Amici American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, National Medical Association, National Hispanic Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Emergency Medicine Residents and Students Association.

Jessica Anne Morton , Jeffrey B. Dubner , John T. Lewis , Skye L. Perryman , Democracy Forward Foundation, Washington, DC, Leah Suzanne Martin , DeBevoise & Plimpton LLP, Washington, DC, Molly A. Meegan , Pro Hac Vice, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, Shannon Rose Selden , Adam Bresler Aukland-Peck, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, for Amici American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Public Health Association.

Thomas P. Brandt , Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin PC, Dallas, TX, Brennan Tyler Brooks , Law Office of B Tyler Brooks PLLC, Greensboro, NC, for Amicus Thomas More Society.

Jonathan F. Mitchell , Austin, TX, for Amici Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance, Christ Medicus Foundation, National Catholic Bioethics Center, Catholic Bar Association, Catholic Medical Association, National Association of Catholic Nurses-U.S.A., The Catholic Benefits Association.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

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