Catherine Roraback
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Catherine Roraback was a prominent American civil rights and civil liberties attorney best known for arguing the landmark reproductive rights case Griswold v. Connecticut before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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civil liberties attorney ⓘ civil rights attorney ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Connecticut Bar Association awards for public service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-04-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-10-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Mount Holyoke College
NERFINISHED
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Yale Law School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Roraback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties law
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civil rights law ⓘ reproductive rights law ⓘ |
| givenName | Catherine ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Alberto T. Roraback
NERFINISHED
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J. Henry Roraback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for reproductive rights
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arguing Griswold v. Connecticut before the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ civil liberties litigation in Connecticut ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalCaseParticipatedIn |
Griswold v. Connecticut
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Sheff v. O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ defense of Black Panther Party members in New Haven ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Civil Liberties Union
NERFINISHED
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American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
civil rights movement
reproductive rights movement ⓘ women's rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Catherine Roraback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Griswold v. Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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civil liberties lawyer ⓘ civil rights lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf | Roraback family of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Canaan, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarian Universalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Canaan, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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