No. 23-726October Term 2023Decided Jun 27, 2024
Docket 23-726October Term 2023 (2023–2024)
Moyle v. United States
After briefing and argument, the Court dismissed the writs as improvidently granted and vacated its earlier stay.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 27, 2024
Case AcceptedJan 5, 2024
Arguments HeardApr 24, 2024
Decision ReleasedJun 27, 2024
- What it's about
After briefing and argument, the Court dismissed the writs as improvidently granted and vacated its earlier stay. The Court therefore did not finally resolve the EMTALA-preemption merits in this case.
Question presented
Does the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act preempt an Idaho law that criminalizes most abortions in that state?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Jun 27, 2024
- Area
Constitutional Law
Timing
Decided June 27, 2024
The Court released its decision 64 days after oral argument on April 24, 2024. The median for cases argued in April is 58 days.
Based on 44 merits cases argued in April since 1995.Argument and decision days
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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