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JAMES OBERGEFELL, ET AL., :
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Petitioners : No. 14-556
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v. :
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RICHARD HODGES, DIRECTOR, :
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OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, :
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ET AL. :
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VALERIA TANCO, ET AL., :
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Petitioner : No. 14-562
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v. :
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BILL HASLAM, GOVERNOR OF :
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TENNESSEE, ET AL. :
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APRIL DEBOER, ET AL., :
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Petitioner : No. 14-571
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v. :
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RICK SNYDER, GOVERNOR OF :
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MICHIGAN, ET AL. :
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GREGORY BOURKE, ET AL., :
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Petitioner : No. 14-574
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v. :
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STEVE BESHEAR, GOVERNOR :
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OF KENTUCKY, ET AL. :
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Washington, D.C.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
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The above-entitled matter came on for oral
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argument before the Supreme Court of the United States
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at 10:02 a.m.
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APPEARANCES:
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MARY L. BONAUTO, ESQ., Boston, Mass.; on behalf of
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Petitioners on Question 1.
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GEN. DONALD B. VERRILLI, JR., ESQ., Solicitor General,
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Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for United
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States, as amicus curiae, supporting Petitioners on
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Question 1.
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JOHN J. BURSCH, ESQ., Special Assistant Attorney
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General, Lansing, Mich.; on behalf of Respondents on
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Question 1.
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ORAL ARGUMENT OF PAGE
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MARY L. BONAUTO, ESQ.
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On behalf of the Petitioners on Question 1
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ORAL ARGUMENT OF
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GEN. DONALD B. VERRILLI, JR., ESQ.
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For the United States, as amicus curiae,
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supporting Petitioners on Question 1 28
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ORAL ARGUMENT OF
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JOHN J. BURSCH, ESQ.
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On behalf of the Respondents on Question 1 41
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REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF
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MARY L. BONAUTO, ESQ.
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On behalf of the Petitioners on Question 1 85
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