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... we were preparing a simple exercise in finding cases by citation, using Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), as an example. We noticed that Shepard' ... pages]. Curious to see what the competition said, we ran Roe through KeyCite on Westlaw. KeyCite gave Roe a yellow flag. A step down from the red flag, the yellow ... and decide for themselves what effect they have on the case they are researching (here, Roe). Cite-checking tools at best give attorneys signals as to potential problems. It is the attorney ...

... here and here), the Court disposed of the cases by means of a single opinion. In his concurrence, Justice Thomas states: "I write separately to reiterate my view that the Court's abortion jurisprudence, including Casey and Roe v. Wade, 410 U. S. 113 (1973), has no basis in the Constitution." It is worth noting that the Court's two newest Justices -- the Chief Justice and Justice Alito -- did not join in Justice Thomas's concurring opinion.

... Parenthood of Southeastern Pa v.] Casey [, 505 U.S. 833 (1992)] and Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), has no ... same abortion procedure. In so doing, there are some revealing passages as to the Court's potential future direction with respect to abortion jurisprudence. Justice Kennedy, writing for the majority ... Casey and Stenberg seriously." (p. 3.) Importantly, the dissent recognized that the majority's use of the "rational basis" test (italicized above) is a departure from a more "heightened scrutiny ...

... this case than the case itself. What is so important about the Thomas concurrence? Well, let's look at it... JUSTICE THOMAS, with whom JUSTICE SCALIA joins, concurring. I join the Court' ... abortion jurisprudence, including Casey and Roe v. Wade, 410 U. S. 113 (1973), has no basis in the Constitution. [citations omitted] This is no surprise ... would happen if there were four solid votes on the Court to overturn Roe/Casey. Then imagine that Bush or another Republican president got to appoint the next ...

... of top cited author, cited 12,586 times in 251 articles. Using the tool to look at scholarly treatment of Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) , revealed that the case had been cited by 15991 articles in the Law Journal Library, and that ... , 39 Stan. L. Rev. 317 (1986-1987), cited 1488 times. Another search run against the words Roe v. Wade in the article title uncovered 1105 cites for John Hart Ely's Wages of Crying Wolf: A Comment on Roe v. Wade, 82 Yale L.J. 920 (1972-1973). This is a nifty way to ...

... to the PBA-cases decided today, in which he states, simply, that he writes "separately to reiterate my view that the Court's abortion jurisprudence, including Casey and Roe v. Wade, 410 U. S. 113 (1973), has no basis in the Constitution." This is a customary statement by now, and of course ... declined to join the concurrence. They have therefore refused to sign up to the simple statement that the Roe-Case-line of jurisprudence "has no basis in the Constitution." Maybe Roberts and Alito chose ...

... , and for whatever reason she alone chooses. With this we do not agree. Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 153 (1973). In fact, while the ... United States. Prenatal Nondiscrimination would reassert the principle that abortion on demand is not required by the U.S. Constitution, and that restrictions on abortion can involve not only procedural ... pro-life community should make a concerted effort to bring this bill to the public's attention, President Obama should be pressured to say whether or not he supports ...

In Samuel Berbano's second of a series of podcasts on justiciability doctrines, we'll analyze the question of Mootness as it relates to Federal Article III courts. These courts are bound to take ... to keep playing. The DeFunis case shows how an issue can become moot in the course of litigation. Roe, our second case, shows a case that would normally be considered moot, but falls under ... Evading Review" 4) Class Action Lawsuits DeFunis v. Odegaard, 416 U.S. 312 (1974) Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)

... success on the merits." Earlier, the majority opinion noted: "The district court found that the challenged disclosures express the state's ideology on an 'unsettled medical, philosophical, theological, and scientific issue.' Planned Parenthood of South Dakota v. Rounds, 375 F. Supp. 2d 881, 887 (D.S.D. 2005) (citing Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)). The court concluded that the requirement that physicians give these messages likely violates their ...

... and strikes and Sonya Sotomayor. Confirmation hearings begin. The big question this year seems, for a change, not to be whether Roe v. Wade is the law of the land that deserves some degree of respect simply because it was decided and is a major front in the ... were free to leave, we must have been wrong when we figured that the Ohio Constitution required it, too. Thanks to the U.S. Supremes for correcting our understanding of our document." The Ohio Constitution, no less than the U.S. Constitution ...