Legal Opinion
Lambert v. Wicklund
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 31, 1997No. 96-858Published
1Opinion of the Court
520 U.S. 292 (1997)
LAMBERT, GALLATIN COUNTY ATTORNEY
v.
WICKLUND et al.
No. 96-858.
United States Supreme Court.
Decided March 31, 1997.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
2Per curiam
Before a minor has an abortion in Montana, one of her parents must be notified. A waiver, or "judicial bypass," of the notification requirement is allowed if the minor can convince a court that notification would not be in her best interests. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down Montana's parental notification law as unconstitutional, holding that the…
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3Cases cited6 opinions
- Bellotti v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive HealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Hodgson v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Lambert v. WicklundSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Eugene Glick, M.D., and Planned Parenthood of Washoe County v. Brian McKay Attorney General of the State of NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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