Legal Opinion
McCann v. Kerner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 14, 1971No. 18913PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a petition requesting that a writ of prohibition or mandamus be directed to a three-judge district court convened in the Eastern District of Wisconsin pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281, 2284. Petitioner McCann seeks relief from an order of that court enjoining him from enforcing the Wisconsin abortion statute by either prohibiting the enforcement of the order or, in the alternative, mandating the respondent judges to expunge the order as being null and void.
On March 5, 1970 the three-judge district court rendered an opinion declaring the Wisconsin abortion statute unconstitutional but…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Babbitz v. McCannDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1970
- Federal Facilities Realty Trust v. KulpCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- Elgen Manufacturing Corporation v. Ventfabrics, Inc., Elgen Manufacturing Corporation v. Ventfabrics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Public Citizen v. CarlinDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1998
- McCANN v. KERNERCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
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