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The Gavel · 15-274 · 579 U.S. 582

Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

DocketOpinionsCourtListener opinionSCOTUS docket
Docket
15-274
Term
OT 2015
Status
Decided
Decided
Jun 27, 2016

Why tracked

Ledger editorial note, not an official Court ranking of importance.

SCOTUS merits case argued in OT 2015.

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  • Mar 2, 2016

    85 min

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  • Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

    Jun 27, 2016 · 579 U.S. 582

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    • Opinion of the Court

    Summary 6/27/2016 6:03:00 PM Differences exist between documents. New Document: Old Document: 15-274_new 15-274 107 pages (679 KB) 107 pages (678 KB) 6/27/2016 6:02:36 PM 6/27/2016 6:02:35 PM Used to display results. Get started: first change is on page 6. No pages were deleted How to read this report Highlight indicates a change. Deleted indicates deleted content.…

  • Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

    Jun 27, 2016 · 579 U.S. 582

    Read on CourtListenerOpinion PDF
    • Opinion of the Court

    (Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2015 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit…