Surrogate McKenna West filed an emergency application with Justice Elena Kagan asking the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily block a Los Angeles court ruling that named a California couple as the newborn’s legal parents. West says the ruling leaves her unable to advocate for the baby with a rare heart defect.
WHO:McKenna West; Justice Elena Kagan; attorneys for McKenna West
WHAT:Filed an emergency application seeking a temporary Supreme Court block of a Los Angeles ruling on legal parentage
WHEN:Sep 9, 2026
WHERE:USA
WHY:To temporarily block a Los Angeles court ruling that left her unable to advocate for the medically fragile newborn with a rare heart defect.
