Legal Opinion
Doe v. Dunbar
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided December 22, 1970No. Civ. A. C-2402PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ARRAJ, District Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action seeking a declaration that Colorado’s abortion statute is unconstitutional and a permanent order enjoining defendant officials from enforcing the statute. Because a substantial question was raised concerning the constitutionality of a state statute, a three-judge court was convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2281 (1964). Defendants have moved to dismiss on two grounds: this court lacks jurisdiction because there is no case or controversy within the meaning of Article III of the Constitution and the amended complaint…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Roe v. Aware Woman Center for Choice, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Janice Abele v. Arnold MarkleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Doe v. DeschampsDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1974
- Young Women's Christian Ass'n of Princeton, NJ v. KuglerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1972
- Doe v. MertenDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2004
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