Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973) had to be argued twice because both attorneys failed to make a strong case to the Court in the initial oral stage. Roe's attorney, Sarah Weddington, was unable to explain to Justice Potter Stewart why the Constitution would protect a woman's right to privacy. The attorney representing Texas, Jay Floyd, also had a weak argument.
Robert C. Flowers replaced Floyd as Jane Roe's Texas' lead counsel and withstood strenuous questioning from both Justice Stewart and Justice Marshall.
To access MP3 recordings of the oral arguments in Roe v. Wade, see Related Links, below.
The lawyers who argued on behalf of "Jane Roe" (whose real name was Norma McCorvey) in the case of Roe v. Wade were Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee. Sarah Weddington delivered the oral arguments before the Supreme Court.
The citation for Roe v. Wade is 410 U.S. 113 (1973).
Roe did.
Roe v. Wade was a civil case; no crime was committed.
John Tolle was together with Jay Floyd and Robert Flowers, the defendant's lawyers.
Roe V. Wade had people come and discuss the issue and allowed people to have abortions.
Thurgood Marshall ruled in favor of legalizing abortion in the Roe v Wade case.
Norman McCorvey (Jane Roe)
Norman McCorvey (Jane Roe)
Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade are related because both cases concern a persons right to privacy. The Roe v. Wade case was in 1973 and the Griswold v. Connecticut case was in 1965.
(1973) *Right of Privacy
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Roe v. Wade.