HOPE CLINIC FOR WOMEN, LTD. v. FLORES

Docket Nos. 112673, 112704 cons.

991 N.E.2d 745 (2013)

2013 IL 112673

372 Ill. Dec. 255

The HOPE CLINIC FOR WOMEN, LTD., et al., Appellees, v. Manuel FLORES, Acting Secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, et al., Appellants (Stewart Umholtz, State's Attorney, Tazewell County, Illinois, et al., Proposed Intervening Appellants).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

July 11, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, Jane Elinor Notz , Deputy Solicitor General, and Brett Legner , Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for appellants.

Kathleen L. Roach , Rachel B. Niewoehner , Geeta Malhotra and Dan Craig , of Sidley Austin LLP, and Lorie A. Chaiten , Harvey Grossman , Leah Bartelt and Krista Stone-Manista , all of Chicago, and Jennifer Dalven and Alexa Kolbi-Molinas , of New York, New York, for appellees.

Thomas Brejcha and Peter Breen , of Chicago, and Paul Benjamin Linton , of Northbrook, all of the Thomas More Society, for proposed intervenors Stewart Umholtz , State's Attorney of Tazewell County, and Edward Deters , State's Attorney of Effingham County, and for amici curiae Illinois State's Attorneys.

Mailee R. Smith , of Washington, D.C., for amici curiae Illinois Legislators.

Richard C. Baker , Amy J. Parrish and Noel W. Sterett , of Mauck & Baker, LLC, of Chicago, and Steven H. Aden , of Washington, D.C., for amici curiae Christian Medical and Dental Associations et al.

Alan S. Gilbert , Leah R. Bruno and Jillian Gutman Mann , of SNR Denton US LLP, of Chicago, for amici curiae Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation et al.


OPINION

Justice BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Garman, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Thomas Specially concurred, with opinion, joined by Chief Justice Kilbride and Justice Karmeier.

¶ 1 On October 13, 2009, plaintiffs, The Hope Clinic for Women, Ltd., and Dr. Allison Cowett, filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County seeking to enjoin enforcement of the Parental Notice of Abortion...

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