Box v. Planned Parenthood of Ind. & Ky.
139 S. Ct. 1780 · Decided May 28, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Box v. Planned Parenthood of Ind. & Ky. was decided on May 28, 2019 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Abortion and contraceptives” in the Privacy area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-483
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 1780 · 204 L. Ed. 2d 78 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 3556
- Docket number
- 18-483
- Decided
- May 28, 2019
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Abortion and contraceptives
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Legal provision
- State or local law or regulation
- Type of law
- State or local law or regulation
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Box v. Planned Parenthood of Ind. & Ky.
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-078, docket 2018-078-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Abortion and contraceptives”
- National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. BecerraLaw held unconstitutional
- June Medical Services LLC v. RussoLaw held unconstitutional
- Whole Woman's Health v. HellerstedtLaw held unconstitutional
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health OrganizationAltered precedent
- McCullen v. CoakleyLaw held unconstitutional
- Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
Same Term, same area (Privacy)
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