Original Case: 2:19-cv-04155

Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Case #: 0:19-cv-02882
Typecivil / private
Nature of Suit950 Other Statutes - Constitutionality of State Statutes
Case Filed:Sep 03, 2019
Terminated:Jun 09, 2021
Last checked: Wednesday Sep 29, 2021 3:22 PM CDT
Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of West Virginia
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Americans United for Life
Represented By
Timothy Belz
OTTSEN & LEGGAT
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Katie Glenn
AMERICANS UNITED FOR LIFE
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Steven H. Aden
AMERICANS UNITED FOR LIFE
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Natalie M. Hejran
AMERICANS UNITED FOR LIFE
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Catherine Glenn Foster
AMERICANS UNITED FOR LIFE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Alabama
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Alaska
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Arizona
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Arkansas
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Georgia
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Idaho
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Indiana
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Kansas
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
Alliance Defending Freedom
Represented By
Samuel David Green
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
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Kevin Theriot
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Kentucky
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Louisiana
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Montana
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Mississippi
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Utah
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Texas
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Tennessee
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of South Dakota
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of South Carolina
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Oklahoma
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Ohio
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of North Dakota
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s)
State of Nebraska
Represented By
Benjamin Michael Flowers
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Maryland
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Massachusetts
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Minnesota
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Nevada
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of New Mexico
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of New York
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Oregon
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Pennsylvania
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Rhode Island
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Vermont
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Virginia
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Washington
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
District of Columbia
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Maine
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Hawaii
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
Constitutional Law Scholars
Represented By
Susan J. Kohlmann
JENNER & BLOCK
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Elizabeth B. Deutsch
JENNER & BLOCK
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Devi Rao
JENNER & BLOCK
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
American Federation of Teachers
Represented By
David J. Strom
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Represented By
Judith E. Rivlin
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
Physician Women for Democratic Principals
Represented By
Monica Jin Joo Wilk
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INERNATIONAL UNION
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Nicole Berner
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INERNATIONAL UNION
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Claire Prestel
JAMES & HOFFMAN
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Dorothy Singletary
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INERNATIONAL UNION
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John M. D'Elia
SEIU
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
Service Employees' International Union
Represented By
Monica Jin Joo Wilk
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INERNATIONAL UNION
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Nicole Berner
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INERNATIONAL UNION
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Claire Prestel
JAMES & HOFFMAN
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Dorothy Singletary
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INERNATIONAL UNION
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John M. D'Elia
SEIU
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
Shout Your Abortion
Represented By
Monica Jin Joo Wilk
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INERNATIONAL UNION
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Nicole Berner
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INERNATIONAL UNION
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Claire Prestel
JAMES & HOFFMAN
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Dorothy Singletary
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INERNATIONAL UNION
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John M. D'Elia
SEIU
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
Reproductive Justice Organizations
Represented By
Greta B. Williams
GIBSON & DUNN
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Katherine Marquart
GIBSON & DUNN
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Joshua S. Lipshutz
GIBSON & DUNN
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Orin Snyder
GIBSON & DUNN
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Represented By
Alan E. Schoenfeld
WILMER & CUTLER
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Kimberly A. Parker
WILMER & CUTLER
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
American Medical Association
Represented By
Alan E. Schoenfeld
WILMER & CUTLER
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Kimberly A. Parker
WILMER & CUTLER
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
American Academy of Family Physicians
Represented By
Alan E. Schoenfeld
WILMER & CUTLER
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Kimberly A. Parker
WILMER & CUTLER
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
American College of Physicians
Represented By
Alan E. Schoenfeld
WILMER & CUTLER
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Kimberly A. Parker
WILMER & CUTLER
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Represented By
Alan E. Schoenfeld
WILMER & CUTLER
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Kimberly A. Parker
WILMER & CUTLER
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Delaware
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Connecticut
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Colorado
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of Illinois
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
State of California
Represented By
Karli Eisenberg
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
Society for Maternal- Fetal Medicine
Represented By
Alan E. Schoenfeld
WILMER & CUTLER
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Kimberly A. Parker
WILMER & CUTLER
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Represented By
Alan E. Schoenfeld
WILMER & CUTLER
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Kimberly A. Parker
WILMER & CUTLER
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Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Represented By
Alan E. Schoenfeld
WILMER & CUTLER
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Kimberly A. Parker
WILMER & CUTLER
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Defendant
Kimberly Gardner, in her official capacity as the Circuit Attorney for the City of St. Louis
Defendant - Appellant
Michael L. Parson, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Missouri
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
Eric S. Schmitt, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Missouri
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
MD Marc K. Taormina, in his official capacity as a Member of the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
MD Jade D. James, in her official capacity as President of the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
PhD, MPP, MPH Sarah Martin, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
MD Sammy L. Alexander, in his official capacity as a Member of the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
DO James A. DiRenna, in his official capacity as a Member of the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
Jeffrey S. Glaser, in his official capacity as a Member of the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
Katherine J. Matthews, in her official capacity as a Member of the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
MD Naveed Razzaque, in his official capacity as a Member of the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
DO David E. Tannehill, in his official capacity as a Member of the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
MD Randall Williams, in his official capacity as Director of the Department of Health & Senior Services of the State of Missouri
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Defendant - Appellant
Eric Stephen Schmitt, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Missouri
Represented By
Dean John Sauer
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Emily Ann Dodge
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Julie Marie Blake
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Justin D. Smith
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Plaintiff - Appellee
Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, Inc., on behalf of itself, its physicians, its staff, and its patients
Represented By
Jessie M. Steffan
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MISSOURI FOUNDATION
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Andrew Beck
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
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Arthur Benson
LAW OFFICE OF ARTHUR BENSON II
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Omri E. Praiss
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MISSOURI FOUNDATION
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Craig Benson
PAUL & WEISS
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Susan Lambiase
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
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Amanda J. Sterling
PAUL & WEISS
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Craig Aaron Benson
PAUL & WEISS
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Fiona Kaye
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
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Daniel J. Klein
PAUL & WEISS
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Julie A. Murray
PUBLIC CITIZEN LITIGATION GROUP
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Craig A. Benson
PAUL & WEISS
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Gillian R. Wilcox
ACLU OF MISSOURI FOUNDATION
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Claudia Hammerman
PAUL & WEISS
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Allison C. Penfield
PAUL & WEISS
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Anthony E. Rothert
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MISSOURI FOUNDATION
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Jamie Kathryn Lansford
LAW OFFICE OF ARTHUR BENSON II
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Melina Maria Meneguin Layerenza
PAUL & WEISS
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Melissa R. Alpert
PAUL & WEISS
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Jane B. O'Brien
PAUL & WEISS
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Plaintiff - Appellee
DO, MSCI, FACOG Colleen P. McNicholas, on behalf of herself and her patients
Represented By
Jessie M. Steffan
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MISSOURI FOUNDATION
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Andrew Beck
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
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Arthur Benson
LAW OFFICE OF ARTHUR BENSON II
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Omri E. Praiss
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MISSOURI FOUNDATION
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Craig Benson
PAUL & WEISS
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Susan Lambiase
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
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Amanda J. Sterling
PAUL & WEISS
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Craig Aaron Benson
PAUL & WEISS
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Fiona Kaye
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
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Daniel J. Klein
PAUL & WEISS
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Julie A. Murray
PUBLIC CITIZEN LITIGATION GROUP
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Craig A. Benson
PAUL & WEISS
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Gillian R. Wilcox
ACLU OF MISSOURI FOUNDATION
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Claudia Hammerman
PAUL & WEISS
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Allison C. Penfield
PAUL & WEISS
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Anthony E. Rothert
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MISSOURI FOUNDATION
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Jamie Kathryn Lansford
LAW OFFICE OF ARTHUR BENSON II
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Melina Maria Meneguin Layerenza
PAUL & WEISS
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Melissa R. Alpert
PAUL & WEISS
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Jane B. O'Brien
PAUL & WEISS
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GPO Jun 09 2021
OPINION FILED - THE COURT: Jane Kelly, Roger L. Wollman and David R. Stras
AUTHORING JUDGE:Jane Kelly (PUBLISHED),
CONCUR AND DISSENT BY: DAVID R. STRAS [5043368] [19-2882, 19-3134]

1. Down syndrome issue at center of Missouri abortion law case (apnews.com)
Submitted Wed 09/29/2021
Docket last updated: 09/29/2021 3:22 PM CDT
Tuesday, September 03, 2019
6 pgs Civil case docketed. [4826120] 19-2882 (AEV)
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53 pgs Originating court document filed consisting of notice of appeal, Memorandum and Order 8/27/19, Corrected Memorandum and Order 8/27/19, Order 8/29/19, Order 8/30/19, docket entries, [4826125] 19-2882 (AEV)
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2 pgs BRIEFING SCHEDULE SET AS FOLLOWS:
Appendix due on 10/15/2019. BRIEF OF APPELLANT Sammy L. Alexander, James A. DiRenna, Jeffrey S. Glaser, Jade D. James, Sarah Martin, Katherine J. Matthews, Michael L. Parson, Naveed Razzaque, Eric S. Schmitt, David E. Tannehill, Marc K. Taormina and Randall Williams due 10/15/2019.
Appellee brief is due 30 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the brief of appellant.
Appellant reply brief is due 21 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the appellee brief. [4826128] 19-2882 (AEV)
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