The caption is State of New York et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services et al., No. 1:19-cv-04676-PAE, Southern District of New York. On November 6, 2019, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a 147-page opinion and order. The SDNY-hosted PDF opens: the consolidated cases challenge HHS’s rule titled “Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority,” 84 Fed. Reg. 23,170 (May 21, 2019). “For the following reasons, the Court vacates the Rule in full.”
That sentence is a district-court judgment. It is not a Supreme Court holding. It is not a crime. The Washington Examiner later (February 2025) cited this 2019 ruling as part of a “history of liberal activism” framing. That framing is the Examiner’s commentary. The vacatur itself is on the court PDF.