The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began its December sitting of the 2021-2022 term on Nov. 29. The court is hearing arguments in person and providing audio livestreams of arguments.
This week, SCOTUS will hear arguments in four cases. Click the links below to learn more about these cases:
Nov. 29
- Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation involves whether the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had the authority to change the hospital reimbursement formula when a federal court ruled that the statute was clear regarding how the agency should calculate those payments. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Click here to learn more about the case’s background.
Nov. 30
- Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C. concerns federal disability laws and whether they allow the petitioner to be awarded compensatory damages for emotional distress. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Click here to learn more about the case’s background.
- American Hospital Association v. Becerra involves whether the Chevron deference doctrine permitted U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to interpret the Medicare statute in a way that allowed the department to lower the reimbursement rate. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Click here to learn more about the case’s background.
Dec. 1
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization concerns the constitutionality of a Mississippi state law prohibiting abortions after the fifteenth week of pregnancy except in cases of medical emergencies or fetal abnormalities as well as the Supreme Court’s decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). The case originated from the Fifth Circuit. Click here to learn more about the case’s background.
Next week, SCOTUS will hear arguments in five cases.
To date, the court has agreed to hear 50 cases this term. Four cases were dismissed, and one case was removed from the argument calendar. Nine cases have not yet been scheduled for argument.
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