WHOLE WOMAN'S HEALTH v. HELLERSTEDT

No. 15-274.

136 S.Ct. 2292 (2016)

195 L. Ed. 2d 665

WHOLE WOMAN'S HEALTH, et al., Petitioners, v. John HELLERSTEDT, Commissioner, Texas Department of State Health Services, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 27, 2016.

As Revised June 27, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie Toti , New York, NY, for Petitioners.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the petitioners.

Scott A. Keller , Austin, TX, for Respondents.

Ken Paxton , Attorney General of Texas, Charles E. Roy , First Assistant Attorney General, Scott A. Keller , Solicitor General, J. Campbell Barker , Deputy Solicitor General, Beth Klusmann , Michael P. Murphy , Assistant Solicitors General, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Respondents.

J. Alexander Lawrence , Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, Marc A. Hearron , Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, DC, Jan Soifer , Patrick J. O'Connell , O'Connell & Soifer LLP, Austin, TX, Stephanie Toti , David Brown , Janet Crepps , Julie Rikelman , New York, NY, Leah M. Litman , Cambridge, MA, for Petitioners.


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