Legal Opinion
Wynn v. Scott
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 12, 1978No. 75 C 3975 and 75 C 3981PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSHALL, District Judge.
These consolidated cases challenge the constitutionality of the Illinois Abortion Act of 1975 (the Act). Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment holding the Act unconstitutional pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202, and an injunction restraining the enforcement of the Act pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 (repealed by Pub.L. 94-381, 90 Stat. 1119, but applicable to any action commenced on or before August 12, 1976) and 2284. The action is brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and jurisdiction is present under 28 U.S.C. § 1343.
The Act was enacted on November 20, 1975. A…
2Cases cited75 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Diamond v. CharlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Allen G. Charles, M.D. v. Bernard Carey, the Hope Clinic for Women v. William J. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Keith v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Women's Community Health Center, Inc. v. CohenDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1979
- Margaret S. v. EdwardsDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1980
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