Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al.
Amici Curiae
Mark E. Chopko, Counsel of RecordThe Conference of Catholic Bishops is joined in this brief by four other religions organizations of different denominations. Mark E. Chopko is the general counsel for the U.S. Catholic Conference. He received his law degree from Cornell University in 1977. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on May 22, 2006.Stenberg v. Carhart (2000), does not control the outcome of this case. The statutes at issue here and in Stenberg differ in two crucial respects. First, Federal law bans a different procedure. Unlike…
