Legal Opinion
William Baird v. Francis X. Bellotti, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, William Baird v. Francis X. Bellotti
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 13, 1984No. 83-1167, 83-1315 and 83-1350PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPLM) was an intervening plaintiff, and William Baird was an original plaintiff, in protracted civil rights litigation which was commenced in 1974. They were almost entirely successful throughout, and they won the final round on July 2, 1979, when the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in their favor. Bellotti v. Baird, 443 U.S. 622, 99 S.Ct. 3035, 61 L.Ed.2d 797 (1979). On October 1, 1979, the Supreme Court denied rehearing, 444 U.S. 887. Eight months later, on May 29,1980, PPLM filed its motion for attorneys’ fees under 42…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bellotti v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mitchell G. King, Jr. v. Milton GreenblattCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Richard H. White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecurityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Sandra Fulps v. The City of Springfield, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Witty v. DukakisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Walker v. CoughlinDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1995
- Gibney v. Toledo Board of EducationOhio Court of Appeals · 1991
- James v. Nashua School DistrictDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1989
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