Thomas E. Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health, et al., Petitioners v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, et al.

  1. January 03, 2022

    A Blockbuster Year Ahead For Health, Life Sciences Litigation

    Health care and life sciences litigation is already red hot as 2022 begins and appears all but certain to intensify throughout the year as the clock ticks on time-sensitive lawsuits, the U.S. Supreme Court nears the end of its current term and opioid cases generate more trials and fresh drama. Here, Law360 explores five key litigation areas to watch.

  2. December 01, 2021

    Conservative Justices Consider Overruling Roe V. Wade

    The fate of the constitutional abortion right established nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade never appeared more vulnerable than during Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court arguments over Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban, with the court's new conservative supermajority giving serious consideration to overturning perhaps the most contentious ruling in the court's modern history.

  3. November 30, 2021

    Kavanaugh Seen As Key Vote In Roe Showdown

    When the U.S. Supreme Court debates the fate of Roe v. Wade on Wednesday morning, the spotlight will be on key vote Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has called Roe an "important precedent" but has also been willing to overturn holdings he disagrees with.

  4. September 21, 2021

    100s Of Attys Air Warring Views In High Court Abortion Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court's monumental case over the future of abortion rights and Roe v. Wade is attracting a flurry of filings from lawyers at prestigious law firms and legal groups, with many urging the justices to preserve women's constitutional right to abortion.

  5. September 20, 2021

    Justices Set Abortion Fight Oral Arguments For Dec. 1

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday scheduled oral arguments for late November and early December in three high-profile health care cases, including an abortion case that could result in Roe v. Wade being overturned and two appeals over federal limitations on hospital reimbursements.

  6. September 13, 2021

    High Court's Legitimacy Tested In Abortion Row, Justices Told

    The U.S. Supreme Court will appear driven by its members' personal preferences if it abandons Roe v. Wade in a major abortion case, a Mississippi clinic told the justices on Monday, a contention that coincided with two justices acknowledging concerns about politicization of the high court.

  7. July 22, 2021

    End Roe V. Wade, Justices Urged As Abortion Battle Begins

    Mississippi made the stakes crystal clear on Thursday in a new abortion case at the U.S. Supreme Court, not only defending its ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy but also urging the justices to overrule Roe v. Wade.

  8. May 18, 2021

    Paul Weiss Attys To Guide Roe V. Wade Defense At High Court

    Attorneys at Paul Weiss who have helped hundreds of fellow lawyers tell personal abortion stories at the U.S. Supreme Court now find themselves heading up the legal defense of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision the justices are poised to reconsider.

  9. May 17, 2021

    With Roe's Future In Doubt, Here's How The Justices May Rule

    U.S. Supreme Court conservatives Monday set in motion a climactic battle over the abortion rights guarantee that Roe v. Wade established nearly 50 years ago, with the right-leaning supermajority facing few obstacles to rolling back one of the most controversial rulings in American history.

  10. May 17, 2021

    Justices To Weigh Abortion Case That Could Upend Roe

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took up a closely watched abortion case that could lead the court's newly solidified conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that has protected abortion rights for half a century.