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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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 Petitioners : 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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 Petitioners : 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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 Petitioners : No. 14-574
 
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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 11:39 a.m.
 
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APPEARANCES:
 
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DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, ESQ., Washington, D.C.; on
 
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 behalf of Petitioners on Question 2.
 
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JOSEPH F. WHALEN, Associate Solicitor General,
 
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 Nashville, Tenn.; on behalf of Respondents on
 
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 Question 2.
 
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DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, ESQ.
 
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On behalf of the Petitioners on Question 2
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ORAL ARGUMENT OF
 
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JOSEPH F. WHALEN, ESQ.
 
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REBUTTAL ARGUMENT OF
 
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DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, ESQ.
 
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