Legal Opinion
Choice Inc. of Texas v. Bruce Greenstein
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2012No. 11-30296PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWEN, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs sued the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (the Secretary or the Department), challenging the constitutionality of Louisiana’s Act 490. Prior to hearing the merits, the *712district court granted the Secretary’s motion to dismiss, holding that the claims were not ripe. We affirm the district court’s decision to dismiss the claims because Plaintiffs have failed to show that hardship will result from withholding court consideration at this time.
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Act 490, enacted in 2010, amended Louisiana’s Outpatient Abortion Facility Licensing Law of…
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