- Docket No.
- 24-316, 24-475
- Supreme Court
Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action
- Declaration that a law is unlawful
- Declaration that agency action is unlawful
Issues
Case History
Litigation Content
Why this Matters:
The plaintiffs argue that the Affordable Care Act’s preventive services requirement is unconstitutional because it violates the Appointments Clause and the nondelegation doctrine. The preventive services requirement is a popular provision of the law that has been in effect since 2010 and extends coverage of evidence-based preventive services (such as cancer screening, tobacco cessation, contraception, and immunizations), without cost-sharing, to more than 150 million people each year. That guaranteed benefit could go away if the courts agree with the plaintiffs. This appeal to the Supreme Court addresses whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the structure of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force violates the appointments clause.
Potential Impact:
Striking down the requirement for insurers and employers to cover preventive services without cost-sharing would jeopardize access to needed services for consumers.
News And Analysis (5)
42 Major Filings
- JUDGEMENT (Jul 29, 2025)
- OPINION (Jun 27, 2025)
- PLAINTIFFS' SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF (May 5, 2025)
- DEFENDANTS' SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF (May 5, 2025)
- THE NEW CIVIL LIBERTIES ALLIANCE'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF (May 2, 2025)
- ORDER ON SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING (Apr 25, 2025)
- DEFENDANTS' REPLY BRIEF (Apr 11, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [TEXAS ET AL.] (Mar 27, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION] (Mar 27, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [CHRISTIAN EMPLOYERS ALLIANCE] (Mar 27, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [MANHATTAN INSTITUTE] (Mar 27, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [BUCKEYE INSTITUTE] (Mar 27, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [CATO INSTITUTE] (Mar 27, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS] (Mar 26, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [GOLDWATER INSTITUTE] (Mar 21, 2025)
- PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE BRIEF (Mar 20, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY] (Mar 3, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL AIDS DIRECTORS ET AL.] (Feb 26, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [THE SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION, INC.] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [CENTER FOR HIV LAW AND POLICY ET AL.] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [48 BIPARTISAN ECONOMIC AND OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCE SCHOLARS] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION ET AL.] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [MEMBERS OF THE CHRONIC ILLNESS AND DISABILITY PARTNERSHIP] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [UNITED STATES OF CARE ET AL.] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [ILLINOIS ET AL.] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [PUBLIC CITIZEN ET AL.] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [HIV AND HEPATITIS POLICY INSTITUTE ET AL.] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [PATIENT AND PHYSICIAN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ET AL.] (Feb 24, 2025)
- DEFENDANTS' BRIEF (Feb 18, 2025)
- JOINT APPENDIX (Feb 18, 2025)
- DEFENDANTS' REPLY RE: PETITION FOR CERTIORARI (Dec 18, 2024)
- PLAINTIFFS' REPLY RE: CROSS-PETITION FOR CERTIORARI (Dec 9, 2024)
- DEFENDANTS' RESPONSE BRIEF TO CROSS-PETITION FOR CERTIORARI (Dec 2, 2024)
- PLAINTIFFS' CROSS-PETITION FOR CERTIORARI (Oct 21, 2024)
- PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE BRIEF TO PETITION FOR CERTIORARI (Oct 21, 2024)
- AMICUS BRIEF [35 HEALTH CARE ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS] (Oct 21, 2024)
- AMICUS BRIEF [AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ET AL.] (Oct 21, 2024)
- AMICUS BRIEF [AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION ET AL.] (Oct 21, 2024)
- AMICUS BRIEF [STATE OF ILLINOIS ET AL.] (Oct 21, 2024)
- DEFENDANTS' PETITION FOR CERTIORARI (Sep 19, 2024)