I think the precedent the Court of Appeals has set here is a dangerous precedent.

Were the court to sustain the decision below, it would set a precedent that would seriously hamper the very measures drug treatment and prenatal care that promote healthy pregnancies and birth outcomes,

The lawsuit was filed a year too late, plain and simple. And they don't have a right to go forward now.

We're not conceding anything. In fact, I think the court of appeals would render in our favor.

It doesn't decide the major appeal before the D.C. Court of Appeals,

In its (earlier) brief to the court of appeals,