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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Kennedy
1st Cir. · 2025 · CourtListener
Cite as Massachusetts v. Kennedy, 155 F.4th 67 (1st Cir. 2025)
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Docket
No. 25-1612
- Nature of suit
- 2899 Other Statutes
- Date filed
- 2025-06-24
- Last filing
- 2026-04-14
Proceedings
95 docket entries · 27 documents
Massachusetts v. Kennedy, No. 25-1612 (1st Cir. filed June 24, 2025)
The court's opinion, in full text on this site
Massachusetts v. Kennedy, 155 F.4th 67 (1st Cir. 2025)
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- 2026-04-14 CORRECTED MOTION for Attorney Anuj Khetarpal to withdraw as counsel filed by Appellants Jay Bhattacharya, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., United States Department of Health and Human Services and National Institutes of Health in 25-1611, 25-1612. Served on 04/14/2026. [25-1611, 25-1612] (AKK) [Entered: 04/14/2026 03:08 PM]#108431992
- 2026-04-14 MOTION for Attorney Anuj Khetarpal to withdraw as counsel filed by Appellants National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in 25-1611, Appellants United States Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and National Institutes of Health in 25-1612. Served on 04/14/2026. [25-1611, 25-1612] (AKK) [Entered: 04/14/2026 09:02 AM]#108431636
- 2026-03-19 RESPONSE to citation of supplemental authorities pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 28(j) [6793495-2] filed by Appellants Jay Bhattacharya, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., National Institutes of Health and United States Department of Health and Human Services in 25-1611, Appellants Jay Bhattacharya, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., National Cancer Institute, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National Heart Lung & Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering, National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, NIH Center for Scientific Review and United States Department of Health and Human Services in 25-1612. Served on 03/19/2026. [25-1611, 25-1612] (BCW) [Entered: 03/19/2026 04:50 PM]#108419411
- 2026-02-19 ORDER entered. Upon consideration, the motion to withdraw Attorney Angela Cai as counsel for Appellee State of New Jersey in 25-1612 is granted. Attorney Cai is hereby withdrawn as counsel of record, and Appellee State of New Jersey in 25-1612 will continue to be represented by the remaining counsel of record. [25-1611, 25-1612] (GB) [Entered: 02/19/2026 07:34 AM]#108405832
- 2026-02-13 MOTION for Attorney Angela Cai to withdraw as counsel filed by Appellee State of New Jersey in 25-1612. Served on 02/13/2026. [25-1612, 25-1611] (AC) [Entered: 02/13/2026 04:58 PM]#108404095
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- 2026-01-06 CASE argued. Panel: Lara E. Montecalvo, Appellate Judge; William J. Kayatta, Jr., Appellate Judge and Julie Rikelman, Appellate Judge. Arguing attorneys: Benjamin C. Wei for National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya and Rachel Anne Meeropol for UAW, American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie and Nicole Maphis in 25-1611, Benjamin C. Wei for National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Jay Bhattacharya, National Cancer Institute, National Eye Institute, National Heart Lung & Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Library of Medicine, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health and NIH Center for Scientific Review and Gerard J. Cedrone for Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 25-1612. [25-1611, 25-1612] (DJT) [Entered: 01/06/2026 03:11 PM]
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