91-902

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91-902 is the U.S. Supreme Court docket number for Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the landmark 1992 abortion rights case that reaffirmed and modified Roe v. Wade.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court docket number
caseType abortion rights case
civil liberties case
constitutional law case
reproductive rights case
chiefJusticeAtDecision William H. Rehnquist
citation 505 U.S. 833
constitutionalProvisionAtIssue Substantive due process
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate June 29, 1992
holdingSummary reaffirmed the essential holding of Roe v. Wade
replaced Roe trimester framework with undue burden standard
upheld most provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982
impact redefined constitutional framework for abortion regulation in the United States
served as controlling abortion precedent until Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
issue constitutionality of Pennsylvania abortion restrictions
scope of the constitutional right to abortion
standard of review for abortion regulations
jurisdiction United States federal judiciary
legalDoctrine stare decisis
undue burden standard
opinionAuthors Anthony M. Kennedy NERFINISHED
David H. Souter NERFINISHED
Sandra Day O’Connor
overruledBy Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
party Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Robert P. Casey
partyRole Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania – petitioner
Robert P. Casey – respondent
proceduralPosture appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
refersTo Planned Parenthood v. Casey
relatedLaw Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982
relatedPrecedent Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health
Griswold v. Connecticut
Roe v. Wade
Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
relatedStatute United States Constitution Due Process Clause
United States Constitution Fourteenth Amendment
respondentOffice Governor of Pennsylvania
stateInvolved Pennsylvania
subjectMatter abortion regulation
liberty interests under the Fourteenth Amendment
privacy rights
termOfCourt 1991 Term
yearOfDecision 1992

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Planned Parenthood v. Casey
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