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No. 19-1392October Term 2019Decided Jun 24, 2022Updated Mar 8, 2026

Docket 19-1392October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

In this landmark case, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S.

Case status

Decided 6-3 · June 24, 2022 · Opinion by Justice Alito

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Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 24, 2022
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 24, 2022
What it's about

In this landmark case, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, overturning the precedents set by Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The decision returned the authority to regulate abortion to individual states and their elected representatives.

Question presented

1. Whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional. 2. Whether the validity of a pre-viability law that protects women’s health, the dignity of unborn life, and the integrity of the medical profession and society should be analyzed under Casey’s "undue burden" standard or Hellerstedt’s balancing of benefits and burdens. 3. Whether a State has standing to assert that its abortion laws may be justified by a state interest in protecting unborn life from the point of conception.

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Jun 24, 2022

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Timing

Decided June 24, 2022

The Court released its decision on June 24, 2022 without hearing oral argument.

Activity

Docket activity5
  • Brief added: Questions Presented

    Mar 8, 2026 | Court records

  • Opinion added: Will the mystery of the Dobbs leak ever be solved?

    Mar 6, 2026 | Court records

  • Opinion added: opinion

    Jun 24, 2022 | Court records

  • Brief added: Petition

    Jun 15, 2020 | Court records

  • Court Order added: Lower Court Orders/Opinions

    Mar 16, 2020 | Court records