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GenBioPro v. Louisiana
Application for stay granted on May 14, 2026. Justices Thomas and Alito wrote dissenting opinions.
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May 2, 2026Application (25A1208) to vacate stay pending appeal, submitted to Justice Alito.
May 4, 2026Order entered by Justice Alito: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicant, it is ordered that the May 1, 2026 order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, case No. 26-30203, is hereby administratively stayed until 5 p.m. (EDT) on Monday, May 11, 2026. It is further ordered that a response to the application be filed on or before Thursday, May 7, 2026, by 5 p.m. (EDT).
May 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed. VIDED.May 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Reproductive Health Initiative for Telehealth Equity & Solutions, et al. filed. VIDED.May 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of 259 Members of Congress filed. VIDED.May 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of 175 Professors, et al. filed. VIDED.May 5, 2026Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed. VIDED.May 5, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Physicians for Reproductive Health filed. VIDED.May 5, 2026Brief amici curiae of Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, et al. filed. VIDED.May 5, 2026Brief amici curiae of Former Commissioners and Acting Commissioners of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration filed. VIDED.May 6, 2026Brief amici curiae of Family Research Council, et al. filed. VIDED.May 6, 2026Brief amicus curiae of American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists filed. VIDED.May 6, 2026Brief amici curiae of 360 Reproductive Health Researchers filed. VIDED.May 6, 2026Brief amici curiae of American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, et al. filed.May 6, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Medical Students for Choice filed. VIDED.May 6, 2026Brief amici curiae of National Council of Jewish Women, et al. filed. VIDED.May 6, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Information Society Project at Yale Law School filed. VIDED.May 6, 2026Brief amici curiae of 163 Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Organizations filed. VIDED.May 6, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. VIDED.May 6, 2026Amicus brief of Ethics and Public Policy Center submitted.May 6, 2026Brief amici curiae of Local Governments, et al. filed. VIDED.May 6, 2026Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle in support of neither party filed. VIDED.May 7, 2026Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. VIDED.May 7, 2026Brief amici curiae of FemInEM Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED.May 7, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America filed. VIDED.May 7, 2026Brief amici curiae of Senator Bill Cassidy, et al. filed. VIDED.May 7, 2026Brief amici curiae of Food and Drug Law Scholars and Professors filed. VIDED.May 7, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Honeybee Health, Inc. filed. VIDED.May 7, 2026Brief amici curiae of 2,794 women injured by abortion, et al. filed. VIDED.May 7, 2026Brief amici curiae of Former Military Officials, et al. filed. VIDED.May 7, 2026Brief amici curiae of Legal Voice, et al. filed. VIDED.May 7, 2026Response to application from respondent Louisiana filed.May 7, 2026Brief amici curiae of Blood Cancer United, et al. filed. VIDED.May 7, 2026Brief amici curiae of Nebraska, et al. filed.May 7, 2026Brief amici curiae of Texas Values, et al. filed. VIDED.May 8, 2026Reply of applicant GenBioPro, Inc. filed.May 11, 2026Order entered by Justice Alito: Upon further consideration of the application of counsel for the applicant, the response, and the reply filed thereto, it is ordered that the stay issued on May 4, 2026, is hereby extended until 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
May 14, 2026Application (25A1208) referred to the Court.
May 14, 2026Application (25A1208) for stay presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted. The May 1, 2026 order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, case No. 26–30203, is stayed pending disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Thomas dissents. (Detached Opinion) Justice Alito dissents. (Detached Opinion)
Recommended Citation: GenBioPro v. Louisiana, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/genbiopro-v-louisiana/