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STATE OF TEXAS, et al., Respondents.

While the law provides that violations of this ban are to be enforced through private lawsuits rather than government enforcement proceedings, abortion providers are nonetheless obliged to comply with the ban, whether or not they are ...

The undersigned certifies, as per Supreme Court Rule 33.1(h), that the length of the accompanying Brief of Amicus Curiae David Boyle in Support of Petitioner in 21-588, including the words on the last page of the brief, “October 27, 2021” and “Respectfully submitted”, but exclusive of “exempt” sections including the listing of counsel at the end, etc., is 1500 words, since his word-processing program states the word count is 1500 words.

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None of these indi- viduals may be enjoined from adjudicating cases or en- forcing judgments, as explained in Parts I.B.1–I.B.4, su- pra.

And none of the statutes or regulations that al- legedly preempt SB 8 purport to establish a cause of ac- tion that would allow the United States to sue a state that enacts or enforces a conflicting law.

None of that can justify in- junctive or declaratory relief directed at the Texas judi- ciary, which is doing nothing unlawful by hearing cases filed under SB 8.

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As required by Supreme Court Rule 33.1(h), I certify that the document contains 4,698 words, excluding the parts of the document that are exempted by Supreme Court Rule 33.1(d).

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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I certify that the brief for the intervenor respondents contains 12,798 words, excluding the parts exempted by Supreme Court Rule 33.1(d).

I declare under penalty of perjury that this certification is true.

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Petitioners cannot satisfy the causation and redressability prongs because none of the state actor defendants they have sued has authority to enforce the law.

AUSTIN REEVE JACKSON,et al., Respondents.

STATE OF TEXAS,et al., Respondenis.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on October 26, 2021, three (3) copies of the BRIEF AMZCUS CURIAE OF THE BECKET FUND FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENTSin the above-captioned case were served, as required by U.S. Supreme Court Rule 29.5{c), on the following:

COLIN caseHOGAN

District of Columbia My commission expires April 14, 20232.

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Supreme Court of the Anited States WHOLE WOMEN’S HEALTH,efal., Petitioners,

AUSTIN REEVE JACKSON,ef al., Respondents.

On Writs of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

As required by Supreme Court Rule 33.1(h), I certify that the document contains 670 words, excludingthe parts of the document that are exempted by Supreme Court Rule 33.1(d).

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Becket has represented agnostics, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Jews, Muslims, Santeros, Sikhs, and Zoroastrians, among others, in lawsuits across the country and around the world.

filed, No. 21- 398) (defamation claims).2 And whether the pecuniary rewards in these cases are denominated “bounties” or not, the incentives are the same: private parties can profit from suing religious defendants.

Here, whatever the ruling on the specific legal mechanism employed by Texas, one truism remains: turnabout is fair play.

filed March 13, 2020) (state sex and gender identity discrimination claims); Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colo. Civ.

is sued by a private party, it ought to be able to raise whatever constitutional defenses it has, just like reli- gious defendants already have done in hundreds of lawsuits around the country.

AGOC maintains the highest standardsof clinical practice and contin- uing education of its members, promotes patient ed- ucation, and increases awareness among its mem- bers and the public of the changing issues facing women’s health care.

Today, the organization promotes and supports leadership development of current and future chairs, and encourages excellence in medical student, resident, and fellowship training; clinical practice; research and advocacy in women’s health; The North American Society for Pediatrics and Adolescent Gynecology (““NASPAG”) is composed of gynecologists, adolescent medicine specialists, pedi- atric endocrinologists, and other medical specialists dedicated to providing multidisciplinary leadership in education, research, and gynecologic care to im- prove the reproductive health of youth.

8 impermissibly intrudes into the patient- clinician relationship by deputizing community members and citizens to file suit and seek a civil re- ward of “not less than $10,000” based on allegations that a physician or other health care professional facilitated a banned abortion.

The Act creates an open-ended class of potential plaintiffs who might file harassing lawsuits, heavily favoring those plain- tiffs in court, and extending liability to anyone in a woman’s support network who plays a role in facili- tating a prohibited abortion.

or face signifi- cant civil liability for performing, inducing, or “aid- ing or abetting” an abortion in contravention of the Act.®2 As a result, patients endure needless pain and suffering, increased medical bills, prolonged hospital stays with time away from family, and child care struggles.

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Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 33.1(h), I, Shannon Rose Selden, a member of the bar of this Court, certify that the accompanying Brief of Leading Medical Organizations as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners contains 5,411 words, excluding the parts of the document that are exempted by Sup.

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