In re Whole Woman's Health

Whole Woman's Health asked the Supreme Court for mandamus (an order directing a lower court) to require the Fifth Circuit to send its case back to the district court immediately. The Court declined review of that request and did not decide the underlying merits.

The action leaves the Fifth Circuit's procedural path in place for Whole Woman's Health and the named Texas defendants. It does not itself resolve which defendants may be sued over the Texas statute.

The Supreme Court has finished this docket action. Further proceedings follow the Fifth Circuit's process, including its planned certification to the Texas Supreme Court.

The Court declined Whole Woman's Health's request for mandamus, an order requiring an immediate remand to the district court. It did not decide the underlying merits.

Whole Woman's Health and the named Texas defendants are directly affected. The action leaves unresolved which defendants may be sued over the Texas statute.

The Supreme Court's docket action is complete. The case continues through the Fifth Circuit's process, including certification to the Texas Supreme Court.