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Whole Woman's Health v Jackson

595 U.S. 30 (2021)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Summary

In Texas SB 8 challenge, only state licensing officials were proper defendants for pre-enforcement injunctive review; most other defendants were dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Key Principle

Texas SB 8; limited pre-enforcement review; state licensing officials only proper defendants for injunction

Area of Law

constitutional

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