Legal Opinion
Roe v. Conn
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided July 6, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-232-N, 75-233-N and 75-457-NPublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
These cases were consolidated for trial because of a common background of facts. Wambles v. Conn, Civil Action No. 75-233-N, is a class action challenging the constitutionality of Alabama’s child neglect law, Alabama Code, Title 13, § 350 et seq. (1958). Plaintiff Margaret Wambles represents a class composed of mothers who have been or may be deprived of the custody of their child or children without a prior hearing where there was no showing of immediate or threatened harm, and a subclass composed of all mothers who have been or may be deprived of their child or children because they…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by103 opinions
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- William Franz v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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