Legal Opinion · Dissent
Guam Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists v. Ada
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1996No. 94-15070Published
1DissentKozinski, Circuit Judge
“I would have to say that [in] eight years on the bench, this is the easiest issue that I’ve ever been confronted with.”
—Judge Alex R. Munson1
“Contrary to conventional wisdom, Guam is apparently not overwhelmingly ‘pro-life.’ ”
—Anita P. Arriola, Esq. & Simon Heller, Esq.2
The majority opinion, and the district court orders it affirms, give the distinct impression that the lawyers of Guam and Saipan3 are a bunch of spineless yokels — unfit to handle complex cases, daunted by tough legal issues, strangers to constitutional litigation, cowed by public opinion and lacking the pluck to stand up for…
2Cases cited74 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Texas v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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