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U.S. Supreme Court

Court Documents

Supreme Court Decision in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania

07/08/2020

U.S. Supreme Court order granting review in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

01/17/2020

Case Briefs

Solicitor General Merits Reply Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

04/27/2020

Little Sisters Merits Reply Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

04/24/2020

States Merits Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

04/01/2020

Solicitor General Merits Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/02/2020

Little Sisters of the Poor Merits Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/02/2020

Solicitor General Cert Petition in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

10/07/2019

Little Sisters SCOTUS Cert Petition in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

10/01/2019

Supreme Court Merits Amicus Briefs

Twenty States Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

Congressional Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

Professor Douglas Laycock Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

International Society for Krishna Consciousness et al. Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

Bagley and Bray Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

First Liberty Institute Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

Christian Business Owners Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

Women Scholars Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

Knights of Columbus Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

New Civil Liberties Alliance Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

Paulsen and Walsh Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

March For Life Education and Defense Fund Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

American Center for Law and Justice Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

Independent Women’s Law Center Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

The Catholic Association Foundation, EWTN, and Religious Sisters of Mercy Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

Christian Legal Society and National Association of Evangelicals Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

Constitutional Law Scholars Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/09/2020

The Catholic Benefits Association Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/06/2020

CATO Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/05/2020

Religious Organizations Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/04/2020

Inner Life Fund and Institute for Faith and Family Merits Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/02/2020

Residents and Families of Residents at Homes of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

03/02/2020

Supreme Court Cert Amicus Briefs

First Liberty Institute Cert Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

11/01/2019

Residents and Families of Residents at Homes of the Little Sisters of the Poor Cert Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

11/01/2019

Cato Institute and Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty Cert Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

11/01/2019

Religious Institutions Cert Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

11/01/2019

Christian Legal Society Cert Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

11/01/2019

Members of Congress Cert Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

11/01/2019

States Cert Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

11/01/2019

Foundation for Moral Law Cert Amicus Brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

11/01/2019

Appellate

Court Documents

Third Circuit Opinion in Pennsylvania v. Trump

07/12/2019

Third Circuit Opinion Granting Intervention in Pennsylvania v. Trump

04/24/2018

Case Briefs

Little Sisters’ Reply Brief in Pennsylvania v. Trump

04/08/2019

Little Sisters’ Opening Brief in Pennsylvania v. Trump

02/15/2019

Joint Appendix Volume III in Pennsylvania v. Trump

02/15/2019

Joint Appendix Volume II in Pennsylvania v. Trump

02/15/2019

Joint Appendix Volume I in Pennsylvania v. Trump

02/15/2019

Little Sisters’ Intervention Reply Brief in Pennsylvania v. Trump

01/26/2018

Little Sisters’ Intervention Opening Brief in Pennsylvania v. Trump

01/05/2018

District - Trial

Court Documents

District Court Order in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

08/13/2025

District Court Opinion on Preliminary Injunction in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump

01/14/2019

District Court Order in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump

01/14/2019

District Court Opinion Granting Preliminary Injunction in Pennsylvania v. Trump

12/15/2017

District Court Opinion Denying Intervention in Pennsylvania v. Trump

12/08/2017

Case Briefs

Little Sisters’ Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Pennsylvania v. Trump

01/03/2019

Little Sisters’ Motion to Intervene in Pennsylvania v. Trump

11/22/2017

Complaint in Commonwealth Pennsylvania v. Trump

11/21/2017

Other

Department Rule

HHS Mandate Final Rule

11/07/2018