Terri Schiavo Case:

The Legal documents (FYI) and much more (from FindLaw, Legal News) -

• A Second 11th Circuit Opinion affirming the lower federal court’s March 25 Order (March 25, 2005)
• A Second Federal Court Order denying another attempt by Terri Schiavo’s parents to reinsert her feeding tube (March 25, 2005)
• U.S. Supreme Court Order denying the application of Schiavo’s parents for a stay of enforcement of the Florida judgment (March 24, 2005)
• Michael Schiavo’s Opposition to application by Terri Schiavo’s parents (March 24, 2005)
• Emergency Application for Stay of lower court orders filed with U.S. Supreme Court by Terri Schiavo’s parents (March 23, 2005)
• Rehearing Denial The 11th Circuit denies Terri Schiavo’s parents’ request for a rehearing (March 23, 2005)
• 11th Circuit Opinion In 2-1 vote, a federal appeals court denies a legal request to reinsert a feeding tube into Terri Schiavo (March 23, 2005)
• Court Order denying the request of Terri Schiavo’s parents to reinsert a feeding tube into their daughter (March 22, 2005)
• Michael Schiavo’s Opposition (March 21, 2005)
• Government’s Statement of Interest in support of Schiavo’s parents (March 21, 2005)
• Motion by Schiavo’s parents for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”), declaratory and injunctive relief (March 21, 2005)
• Congressional Bill Signed into Law concerning Terri Schaivo signed into law by Pres. Bush after being passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives (introduced March 19, 2005; signed into law March 21, 2005)
• Order U.S. Supreme Court Order rejecting a request to consider arguments on the case (March 17, 2005)
• Emergency Motion by Schiavo’s parents to the U.S. Supreme Court (March 16, 2005)
• Order setting March 18, 2005 as the day to withdraw Schiavo's feeding tube (Feb. 25, 2005)
• Order by Fla. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals denying motion for a stay (March 16, 2005)
• Opinion Florida’s Supreme Court rules that the law enacted by Gov. Jeb Bush to reinsert a feeding tube into Schavo “violate[d] the fundamental constitutional tenet of separation of powers” between Florida’s executive branch, the judiciary, and the state’s legislature. (Sept. 23, 2004)
• Guardian ad Litem’s Report on Terri Schiavo -- Prepared by Jay Wolfson, DrPH, JD, (Dec. 1, 2003). Schiavo’s guardian ad litem concluded:
  

  “...that the trier of fact and the evidence that served as the basis for the decisions regarding Theresa Schiavo were firmly grounded within Florida statutory and case law, which clearly and unequivocally provide for the removal of artificial nutrition in cases of persistent vegetative states, where there is no advance directive, through substituted/proxy judgment of the guardian and/or the court as guardian, and with the use of evidence regarding the medical condition and the intent of the parties that was deemed, by the trier of fact to be clear and convincing.”

• Gov. Jeb Bush's Executive Order that feeding tube be reinserted for Schiavo; Subsequently ruled unconstitutional (Oct. 21, 2003)
• Text of Fla. Bill SB35e a/k/a “Terri's Law”; Subsequently ruled unconstitutional (Oct. 21, 2003)
• Order by Judge Greer setting Oct. 15, 2003 as the date when removal of the feeding tube can begin (Sept. 17, 2003)