458 U.S. 1104
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 28, 1982
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1982-06-28
Relies on City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc.
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Decided 1982-06-28
Cited by 643 later decisions (6 by the Supreme Court) — most recently August 2016 · most notably Ross v. Oklahoma (1988), Gray v. Mississippi (1987)
321 federal appellate · 33 district · 95 state decisions — followed in 25 states
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¶1Sup. Ct. Va. [Probable jurisdiction noted, 456 U. S. 988];
¶2C. A. 8th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 456 U. S. 988]; and
¶3C. A. 8th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 456 U. S. 988.] Motions of Legal Defense Fund for Unborn Children for leave to file briefs as amicus curiae granted. Motions of Alan Ernest to represent children unborn and born alive denied.