Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Robert P. Casey, Etc.
505 U.S. 833 · Decided June 29, 1992 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Robert P. Casey, Etc. was decided on June 29, 1992 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part, reversed or vacated it in part, and remanded the case. 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. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 505 U.S. 833 · 112 S. Ct. 2791 · 120 L. Ed. 2d 674 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 4751
- Docket number
- 91-744
- Decided
- June 29, 1992
- Argued
- April 22, 1992
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Opinion assigned by
- Harry A. Blackmun
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Abortion and contraceptives
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Judgment of the Court | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Judgment of the Court | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice David H. Souter | Judgment of the Court | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
Full case caption
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania, et al. v. Robert P. Casey, et Al., Etc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1991-117, docket 1991-117-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Abortion and contraceptives”
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- Irving Rust v. Sullivan
- National Organization for Women, Inc., Etc. v. Joseph Scheidler
- Judy Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc.
- Hodgson v. MinnesotaLaw held unconstitutional
- Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health
Cases on the same legal provision: Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Teofilo Medina, Jr. v. California
- Derrick Morgan v. Illinois
- Quill Corporation v. North Dakota by and Through Its Tax CommissionerAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Terry Foucha v. LouisianaLaw held unconstitutional
- Al C. Parke v. Ricky Harold Raley
- Wayne Estelle v. Mark Owen McGuire
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