Slaughter v. Dobbs

ky 89 =] Ty fa □□ v | Bas A aiillly 2 Sense AS No. 3:20-CV-789-CWR-FKB CHARLES SLAUGHTER, Plaintiff, v. Dr. THOMAS E, DOBBS, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE MISSISSIPPI STATE HEALTH OFFICER, Defendant. ORDER Before CARLTON W. REEVES, District Judge. This case is a constitutional challenge to Mississippi’s Certif- icate of Need (“CON”) program. Under consideration are a set of laws that require health care facilities to apply and re- ceive a state-issued CON before opening, expanding, relo- cating, changing ownership, or even acquiring major medi- cal equipment. Also at stake are 40-year-old…