Legal Opinion
Janice Abele v. Arnold Markle
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 13, 1971No. 279, Docket 71-1605PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, 858 women, brought suit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the constitutionality of that State’s anti-abortion statutes, 1 requesting that a three-judge district court be convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2284, and seeking a permanent injunction against enforcement of the statutes. Federal jurisdiction was invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(3) and (4)'. Plaintiffs appeal from the district court’s dismissal of their complaint and refusal to convene a three-judge court. We…
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- McRedmond v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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