June Medical Services L. L. C. v. Russo
Decided June 29, 2020. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 18-1323 · 591 U.S. ___ (2020)
Holding
The Fifth Circuit’s judgment, upholding a Louisiana law that requires abortion providers to hold admitting privileges at local hospitals, is reversed.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Plurality · 4
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Stephen G. Breyer · announced the judgment of the Court
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Concurring · 1
- John G. Roberts, Jr. · filed an opinion concurring in the judgment
Dissenting · 4
- Clarence Thomas · filed a dissenting opinion
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch · filed a dissenting opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Official text
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