Roe v. Wade

Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States generally protected... Wikipedia

  • Full case name:  Jane Roe, et al. v. Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County
  • Citations:  410 U.S. 113 (more) 93 S. Ct. 705, 35 L. Ed. 2d 147, 1973 U.S. LEXIS 159
  • Related cases:  Doe v. Bolton
  • Argument:  Oral argument
  • Reargument:  Reargument
  • Prior history:  Judgment for plaintiffs, injunction denied, 314 F. Supp. 1217 (N.D. Tex. 1970), probable jurisdiction noted, 402 U.S. 941 (1971), set for reargument, 408 U.S. 919 (1972)
  • Subsequent history:  Rehearing denied, 410 U.S. 959 (1973)
  • Majority:  Blackmun, joined by Burger, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, Powell
  • Concurrence:  Burger
  • Concurrence:  Douglas
  • Concurrence:  Stewart
  • Dissent:  White, joined by Rehnquist
  • Dissent:  Rehnquist
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo