The plaintiff's complaint was that she wanted an abortion.
Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973)
Roe did.
"Roe" was Norma McCorvey. "Wade" was the DA of Dallas County, Texas. Roe is often used in the same way as Doe, as in John Doe, in lawsuits when the individuals identity is to be protected from the media. For some reason after Doe, the next named used is Roe.ROE ET AL. v. WADE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF DALLAS COUNTY is the longer title. The case in the Texas court was named Jane ROE, Plaintiff, v. Henry WADE, Defendant, v. James Hubert HALLFORD, M.D., Intervenor. John DOE and Mary Doe, Plaintiffs, v. Henry WADE, Defendant.
Roe v. Wade was a civil case; no crime was committed.
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)
The landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973.
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.
Judicial
Roe v. Wade.