Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

142 S. Ct. 522 · Decided December 10, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson was decided on December 10, 2021 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part, reversed or vacated it in part, and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 21-463

Case details

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Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-033, docket 2021-033-01.

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