No. 25-162
Tennessee v. Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
Relisted (3)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-procedure-act circuit-split funding-decision medina-remand munsingwear-vacatur spending-clause
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether, pursuant to United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U.S. 36 (1950), this Court should vacate and remand with instructions to dismiss the appeal as moot.
2. Whether, in the alternative, this Court should vacate and remand for further consideration in light of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, 145 S. Ct. 2219 (2025).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Supreme Court should vacate and remand the Sixth Circuit's decision as moot after HHS restored Tennessee's funding
Docket Entries
2026-02-23
Judgment Issued.
2026-01-20
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). Justice Jackson, concurring: Although I would require that the party seeking vacatur establish equitable entitlement to that remedy, I accede to vacatur here based on the Court’s established practice when the mootness occurs through the unilateral action of the party that prevailed in the lower court. See Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, 601 U. S. 1 (2023) (Jackson, J., concurring in the judgment).
2026-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2026-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-11-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-11-21
Reply of State of Tennessee submitted.
2025-11-21
Reply of petitioner Tennessee filed. (Distributed)
2025-11-10
Brief for the Respondents of Kennedy, Jr., Robert, et al. submitted.
2025-11-10
Brief of respondents Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. filed.
2025-09-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 10, 2025.
2025-09-29
Motion of Kennedy, Jr., Robert, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 10, 2025 to November 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 10, 2025.
2025-09-05
Motion of Kennedy, Jr., Robert, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 10, 2025 to October 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-08-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2025)
Attorneys
Kennedy, Jr., Robert, et al.
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
State of Tennessee
James Matthew Rice — Office of Tennessee Attorney General, Petitioner