Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: June Medical Services v. Russo

11/03/2020 35 min
Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: June Medical Services v. Russo

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This teleforum addresses the March 4, 2020, Supreme Court oral argument in consolidated cases June Medical Services v. Russo and Russo v. June Medical Services (formerly June Medical Services v. Gee and Gee v. June Medical Services), which involve the constitutionality of Louisiana's law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital and whether abortion providers can be presumed to have third-party standing to challenge health and safety regulations, such as Louisiana's admitting privileges law, on behalf of their patients.This teleforum features Steven Aden, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel at Americans United for Life, which filed an amicus brief on behalf of 207 members of Congress in support of the respondent in June Medical Services v. Russo. Mr. Aden was formerly co-counsel to the Louisiana Department of Health in June Medical v. Russo.Featuring: Steven Aden, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, Americans United for Life Teleforum calls are open to all dues paying members of the Federalist Society. To become a member, sign up on our website. As a member, you should receive email announcements of upcoming Teleforum calls which contain the conference call phone number. If you are not receiving those email announcements, please contact us at 202-822-8138.