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The core dispute centers on who may sue to invalidate these laws."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 48-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 48-12"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 26-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 26-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 28-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 28-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 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Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 34-40","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 34-40"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 8-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 8-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 20-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 20-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 52-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 52-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 10-18","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 10-18"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 28-30","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 28-30"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 50-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 50-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 16-24","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 16-24"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 10-24","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 10-24"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 16-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 16-20"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 46-8","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 46-8"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 71, lines 12-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 71, lines 12-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 24-34","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 24-34"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 46-30","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 46-30"}]}],"slug":"2019-18-1323-june-medical-services-l-l-c-v-russo","term":"2019","title":"Can clinics sue to block abortion rules when women face no legal barrier to suing themselves?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 48-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 48-12"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 26-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 26-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 28-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 28-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 22-10","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1323_d18e.pdf","page_label":"file page 69, lines 22-10"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}