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Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Surrogacy Custody Dispute

Justice Elena Kagan denied an emergency request from surrogate McKenna West, allowing a California court order recognizing the biological parents as legal guardians to stand.

4 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 22 Sept 2026 · updated 1h ago

First reported by CBS News Politics, 20 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

How it unfolded

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  1. CBS News PoliticsSupreme Court stays out of custody dispute between California couple and surrogate
  2. Washington PostJustice Kagan rules against surrogate mother who refused to get abortion
  3. The Guardian USUS supreme court declines to intervene in custody fight over baby born via surrogate
  4. The HillKagan steers Supreme Court clear of high-profile surrogacy fight

Sources

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  1. Kagan steers Supreme Court clear of high-profile surrogacy fight The Hill ·
  2. US supreme court declines to intervene in custody fight over baby born via surrogate The Guardian US ·
  3. Justice Kagan rules against surrogate mother who refused to get abortion Washington Post ·
  4. Supreme Court stays out of custody dispute between California couple and surrogate CBS News Politics ·

In this story

  • Elena Kagan
  • McKenna West
  • Omar Ahmed
  • Nausheen Gilkar