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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	ROE et al. v. WADE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF DALLAS COUNTY LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	January 22, 1973
Date Argument	December 13, 1971
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	410 U.S. 113 93 S. Ct. 705 1973 U.S. LEXIS 159 35 L. Ed. 2d 147
Docket	70-18

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Texas Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	Texas Northern U.S. District Court
Petitioner	female
Respondent	State Texas

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	PRIVACY Abortion: Including Contraceptives CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Marshall Blackmun Powell regular concurrence Douglas Stewart Burger dissent White Rehnquist
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	PRIVACY Abortion: Including Contraceptives CONSTITUTION Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 1 (case or controversy requirement)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Marshall Blackmun Powell regular concurrence Douglas Stewart Burger dissent White Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1972-048-01

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