Legal Opinion
Chris Simopoulos, M.D. v. Virginia State Board of Medicine, Marshall Coleman, Fairfax Hospital Association, Potomac Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1981No. 80-1431PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
In this § 1983 action for declaratory and injunctive relief, the plaintiff, a physician, sought judgment against the State Board of Medicine (Virginia), the Attorney General of Virginia, and two Virginia hospitals, that certain provisions of the Virginia antiabortion statutes1 and the related statute authorizing the State Board of Medicine to suspend any licensed physician upon conviction of a violation of those anti-abortion statutes,2 were unconstitutional, and in that connection prayed for injunctive relief against any restriction upon, or suspension of, the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Paul E. Bettencourt, M.D. v. Board of Registration in Medicine of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Reynolds v. City of DaytonDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1982
- Telco Communications, Inc. v. CarbaughCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts v. Francis X. Bellotti, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- National Home Insurance v. State Corp. CommissionDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1993
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