Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

142 S. Ct. 2228 · Decided June 24, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was decided on June 24, 2022 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Abortion and contraceptives” in the Privacy area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-1392

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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-019, docket 2021-019-01.

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