No. 19-1392October Term 2019Decided Jun 24, 2022Updated Mar 8, 2026
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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- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 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.
Documents
Opinions
Orders
Key filings
Briefs on file: 156View on supremecourt.gov
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
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Jul 25, 2026
- Method
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Primary materials8
Supreme Court docket 19-1392
docket | Jul 25, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Jul 25, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Jul 25, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
Will the mystery of the Dobbs leak ever be solved?
opinion | Mar 6, 2026
Opinion
opinion | Jun 24, 2022
Petition
brief | Jun 15, 2020
Lower Court Orders/Opinions
order | Mar 16, 2020