DOE et al. v. BOLTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF GEORGIA, et al. (1973) - Ballotpedia

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DOE et al. v. BOLTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF GEORGIA, et al.

Term: 1972
Important Dates
Argued: December 13, 1971
Decided: January 22, 1973
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Potter Stewart
Concurring
Warren Burger • William Douglas
Dissenting
William Rehnquist • Byron White

DOE et al. v. BOLTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF GEORGIA, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 22, 1973. The case was argued before the court on December 13, 1971.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Privacy - Abortion: including contraceptives
Petitioner: Female
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Georgia
Citation: 410 U.S. 179
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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