Legal Opinion
Roe v. Wade
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided June 17, 1970No. Civ. A. 3-3690-B, 3-3691-CPublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Per curiam
Two similar cases are presently before the Court on motions for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The defendant in both cases is Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas. In one action plaintiffs are John and Mary Doe, and in the other Jane Roe and James Hubert Hallford, M.D., intervenor. 1
From their respective positions of married couple, single woman, and practicing physician, plaintiffs attack Articles 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, and 1196 of the Texas Penal Code, 2 hereinafter referred to as the Texas Abortion Laws. Plaintiffs allege…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Janice Abele v. Arnold MarkleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- State v. BarquetSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- Doe v. BoltonDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1970
- Young Women's Christian Ass'n of Princeton, NJ v. KuglerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1972
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