OHIO v. AKRON CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH et al. (1990) - Ballotpedia

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OHIO v. AKRON CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH et al.

Term: 1989
Important Dates
Argued: November 29, 1989
Decided: June 25, 1990
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

OHIO v. AKRON CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1990. The case was argued before the court on November 29, 1989.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Privacy - Abortion: including contraceptives
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: Ohio
Respondent type: Health organization or person, nursing home, medical clinic or laboratory, chiropractor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 497 U.S. 502
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Anthony Kennedy

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 conservative.

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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