Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
602 U.S. 367 · Decided June 13, 2024 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine was decided on June 13, 2024 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Abortion and contraceptives” in the Privacy area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 602 U.S. 367 · 144 S. Ct. 1540 · 219 L. Ed. 2d 121 · 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2604
- Docket number
- 23-235
- Decided
- June 13, 2024
- Argued
- March 26, 2024
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Abortion and contraceptives
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Legal provision
- Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 1 (case or controversy requirement)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
SCDB identifiers: case 2023-049, docket 2023-049-01.
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Same Term, same area (Privacy)
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