Tort Law Scholars Amicus Brief
- Amici are scholars with expertise on causation in constitutional and tort law.
- Signers argue that the Fifth Circuit was wrong to claim that clinic shutdowns in Louisiana were the result of the doctors’ efforts to obtain admitting privileges.
- The Fifth Circuit’s decision does not comport with traditional causation principles from tort law.
- The Fifth Circuit’s decision is also inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s approach to causation in Whole Woman’s Health and Casey.
- Milbank LLP is pro bono counsel.
