Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic

Decided June 26, 2025. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-1275 · 606 U.S. 357 (2025) · Cited 40 times

Holding

Medicaid’s any-qualified-provider provision—42 U. S. C. §1396a(a)(23)(A)—does not clearly and unambiguously confer individual rights on Medicaid beneficiaries enforceable under 42 U. S. C. §1983.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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).

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski · 599 U.S. 166 (2023)
• Gonzaga University v. Doe · 536 U.S. 273 (2002)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)
• O'Bannon v. Town Court Nursing Center · 447 U.S. 773 (1980)
• Dennis v. Higgins · 498 U.S. 439 (1991)
• Maine v. Thiboutot · 448 U.S. 1 (1980)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Assn. · 496 U.S. 498 (1990)
• South Dakota v. Dole · 483 U.S. 203 (1987)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Crawford-El v. Britton · 523 U.S. 574 (1998)
• Blessing v. Freestone · 520 U.S. 329 (1997)
• Wright v. City of Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority · 479 U.S. 418 (1987)
• Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Organization · 441 U.S. 600 (1979)
• United States v. Butler · 297 U.S. 1 (1936)
• American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant · 570 U.S. 228 (2013)
• Suter v. Artist M. · 503 U.S. 347 (1992)
• Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy · 548 U.S. 291 (2006)
• Faretta v. California · 422 U.S. 806 (1975)
• Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. Myers · 461 U.S. 138 (1983)
• Wilkinson v. Dotson · 544 U.S. 74 (2005)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Massachusetts v. Mellon · 262 U.S. 447 (1923)
• Henderson v. Shinseki · 562 U.S. 428 (2011)
• Gregory v. Ashcroft · 501 U.S. 452 (1991)
• New York v. United States · 505 U.S. 144 (1992)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• United States v. Cruikshank · 92 U.S. 542 (1876)

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