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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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