Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. President United States

Opinion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ________________

Nos. 17-3752, 18-1253, 19-1129 & 19-1189 ________________

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA; STATE OF NEW JERSEY

v.

PRESIDENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; SECRETARY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; SECRETARY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY; SECRETARY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home (Intervenor in D.C.), Appellant in Nos. 17-3752 and 19-1129

Secretary United States of Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary United States Department of Treasury, United States Department of Treasury, Secretary United States Department of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Appellants in Nos. 18-1253 and 19-1189

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA (E.D. Pa. No. 2:17-cv-04540) District Judge: Hon. Wendy Beetlestone __________________ On Remand from the Supreme Court of the United States Submitted on Remand August 10, 2020

Before: McKEE, SHWARTZ, and FUENTES, Circuit Judges __________________

JUDGMENT ORDER __________________

By opinion and judgment entered on July 12, 2019, this Court affirmed the

judgment of the District Court. The Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home

and the President of the United States filed petitions for writ of certiorari with the U.S.

Supreme Court, which were granted. On July 8, 2020, the Supreme Court reversed the

judgment of this Court and remanded for further proceedings.

On consideration whereof, it is now hereby

ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the judgement of the District Court is reversed

and the matter is remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. The Clerk is

directed to issue the mandate.

BY THE COURT:

s/Patty Shwartz Circuit Judge

ATTEST:

s/ Patricia S. Dodszuweit Clerk

Dated: August 20, 2020