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Cite as:  597 U. S. ____ (2022) 

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Opinion of the Court 

They  have  disagreed  about  bans  on  certain  dilation  and 
evacuation procedures.55  They have disagreed about when
an increase in the time needed to reach a clinic constitutes 
an undue burden.56  And they have disagreed on whether a 
State may regulate abortions performed because of the fe-
tus’s race, sex, or disability.57 

The Courts of Appeals have experienced particular diffi-
culty  in  applying  the  large-fraction-of-relevant-cases  test. 
They have criticized the assignment while reaching unpre-
dictable results.58  And they have candidly outlined Casey’s 
many other problems.59 

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ams,  937  F. 3d  973,  985–990  (CA7  2019),  cert.  granted,  judgment  va-
cated, 591 U. S. ___ (2020), and Planned Parenthood, Sioux Falls Clinic 
v. Miller, 63 F. 3d 1452, 1460 (CA8 1995). 

55 Compare  Whole  Woman’s  Health  v.  Paxton,  10  F.  4th, at  435–436, 
with West Ala. Women’s Center v. Williamson, 900 F. 3d 1310, 1319, 1327 
(CA11 2018), and EMW Women’s Surgical Center, P.S.C. v. Friedlander, 
960 F. 3d 785, 806–808 (CA6 2020). 

56 Compare Tucson Woman’s Clinic v. Eden, 379 F. 3d 531, 541 (CA9 
2004), with Women’s Medical Professional Corp. v. Baird, 438 F. 3d 595, 
605 (CA6 2006), and Greenville Women’s Clinic v. Bryant, 222 F. 3d 157, 
171–172 (CA4 2000). 

57 Compare  Preterm-Cleveland  v.  McCloud,  994  F. 3d  512,  520–535 
(CA6  2021),  with  Little  Rock  Family  Planning  Servs.  v.  Rutledge,  984 
F. 3d 682, 688–690 (CA8 2021). 

58 See, e.g., Bristol Regional Women’s Center, P.C. v. Slatery, 7 F. 4th 
478,  485  (CA6  2021);  Reproductive  Health  Servs.  v.  Strange,  3  F. 4th 
1240, 1269 (CA11 2021) (per curiam); June Medical Servs., L.L.C. v. Gee, 
905 F. 3d 787, 814 (CA5 2020), rev’d, 591 U. S. ___; Preterm-Cleveland, 
994 F. 3d, at 534; Planned Parenthood of Ark. & Eastern Okla. v. Jegley, 
864  F. 3d  953,  958–960  (CA8  2017);  McCormack  v.  Hertzog,  788  F. 3d 
1017,  1029–1030  (CA9  2015);  compare  A  Womans  Choice–East  Side 
Womens  Clinic  v.  Newman,  305  F. 3d  684,  699  (CA7  2002)  (Coffey,  J., 
concurring), with id., at 708 (Wood, J., dissenting). 

59 See,  e.g.,  Memphis  Center  for  Reproductive  Health  v.  Slatery,  14 
F. 4th 409, 451 (CA6 2021) (Thapar, J., concurring in judgment in part 
and dissenting in part); Preterm-Cleveland, 994 F. 3d, at 524; Planned 
Parenthood  of  Ind.  &  Ky.,  Inc.  v.  Commissioner  of  Ind.  State  Dept.  of