No. 22-757October Term 2022Decided Jun 30, 2023
Docket 22-757October Term 2022 (2022–2023)
Roberts v. McDonald
This case asks whether the government can use a patient's race or ethnicity to determine their health risk and prioritize their medical treatment.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 30, 2023
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 30, 2023
- What it's about
This case asks whether the government can use a patient's race or ethnicity to determine their health risk and prioritize their medical treatment. It examines if this practice violates the Equal Protection Clause.
Question presented
Whether the government can use a patient's race or ethnicity to determine their health risk and prioritize their medical treatment, and if this practice violates the Equal Protection Clause.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / Decision released Jun 30, 2023
- Area
Civil Rights
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
- Methodology