Authors: Potter Stewart

1945–1989

Roe v. Wade

Source: 410 U.S. 113. Justice Blackmun Delivered the Opinion of the Court, Joined by Chief Justice Burger and Justices Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, and Powell . . . We forthwith

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1945–1989

Branzburg v. Hayes

Source: 408 U.S. 665, https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/408/665. Opinion of the Court by MR. JUSTICE WHITE, announced by THE CHIEF JUSTICE.[1] The issue in these cases is whether requiring newsmen to appear and

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1945–1989

Katz v. US

Source: 389 U.S. 347; https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/389/347#writing-ZS Justice STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Chief Justice WARREN and Justices DOUGLAS, HARLAN, BRENNAN, WHITE, and FORTAS. [Katz] was convicted in

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1945–1989

Gregg v. Georgia

Source: 428 U.S. 153; https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/428/153#writing-ZS Justice STEWART announced the judgment of the Court, joined by Justices POWELL and STEVENS. . . . We address initially the basic contention that the

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Griswold v. Connecticut

Opinion DOUGLAS, J., Opinion of the Court MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court. Appellant Griswold is Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut. Appellant Buxton

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1945–1989

Fullilove v. Klutznick

Federal law required that a percentage of local public works using federal funds must be awarded to minority groups. The petitioners challenged this law as violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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