Official opinion released in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds and Crawford v. Marion County

On Tuesday SUNN posted the first information from the courtroom as decisions were released in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds and Crawford v. Marion County.  Tonight we have received the official opinions from the justices.

•  The Planed Parenthood v. Rounds decision by Justice Breyer can be downloaded here.
•  The Crawford v. Marion County Board of Elections by Justice Kennedy can be downloaded here

Stay tuned to our final episode of The 316 this weekend to wrap up your coverage of this Supreme Court Term.

Two Decisions Delivered Today

By Lottie Watts

The Supreme Court delivered two decisions from the bench today.

They read opinions in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and in Planned Parenthood v. Rounds. Both were 5-4 decisions.

Supreme Court Decides Planned Parenthood v. Rounds

Today the Supreme Court decided the case of Planned Parenthood v. Rounds and in a 5-4 decision decided to strike down the South Dakota law mandating speech that doctors were forced to make to their patients. Justice Brier wrote the majority opinion focusing on the language in the statue that says “a fetus is a separate and full human being”. Justices Sutter, Kennedy, Ginsberg and Stevens joined this opinion. Justice Scalia wrote the main dissenting opinion with stating that the majority ignored a vast majority of the precedent on the issue, including mentioning Roe v. Wade in his opinion. Justices Roberts and Alito would sign onto this opinion except for this statement. Justice Thomas would write a separate dissenting opinion focusing on the fact that the government shouldn’t force speech but that he agrees with the rest of the statue

Planned Parenthood v. Rounds Argued

By Lottie Watts

Planned Parenthood v. Rounds was presented to the Supreme Court Thursday.

This case deals with the constitutionality of a South Dakota law requiring “informed consent” prior to an abortion.

The justices asked for clarification on many points that both the petitioner and respondent presented but both sides said they were able to include most of the information they planned on using.

The court should look at this case differently because it is an abortion case, petitioner Toma Grigoryan said. Grigoryan is representing South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds.

“The state has a right to have an interest in the life of the fetus,” Grigoryan said during arguments. 

Audio released in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds

SUNN has posted the audio of the oral arguments in the case of Planed Parenthood v. Rounds.  This audio will be analyzed in detail on the upcoming episode of The 316 with Zack Glick and Ben Youngerman.

The audio can be found here.

The ACLU files an amicus brief in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds

The ACLU has submitted it’s first amicus brief of the current supreme court term in support of the respondent in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds.  Oral arguments are scheduled to begin in this case on Thursday.   

The full text can be found here.

Lower court decision in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds

The eighth circuit has decided in the case of Planed Parenthood v. Rounds, this decision has prompted the Supreme Court to hear this case for the next set of oral arguments. 

The full text can be found here–warning PDF link

The Solicitor General filed an amicus brief in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds

The Solicitor Generals Office has submitted an amicus currie breif in the the case of Planed Parenthood v. Rounds.  This is one of the many cases that this office will be participating in this term.

The full text can be downloaded  here.

Briefs on the merits received in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds

SUNN has received the brief on the merits in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds.  This is the next case that is going to be heard by the Supreme Court in its current docket.

The full text can be downloaded here.

Brief on the Merits submitted in Planned Parenthood v. Rounds

The Petitioner in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds has submitted their brief on the merits in their case.  Oral arguments are scheduled to be heard in this case coming up next week.

 The full text can be downloaded here.