President Nixon
Conservative
None. The landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in the United States, was decided in 1973. At that time, the Supreme Court had a majority of justices appointed by Republican presidents, who generally aligned with conservative ideology on social issues. However, the Court's decision in Roe v. Wade was upheld by a majority of justices who were appointed by both Republican and Democratic presidents.
The Vietnam War was being fought unconstitutionally because Congress had not formally declared war.
Supreme Constitutional Court of Syria was created in 1973.
Chief JusticeWarren E. BurgerAssociate JusticesWilliam O. DouglasWilliam J. Brennan, Jr.Potter StewartByron WhiteThurgood MarshallHarry BlackmunLewis F. Powell, Jr.William Rehnquist
He was Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court from 1971 to 1973.
1973
The Supreme Court decided the case on January 22,1973.Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) was a landmark United States Supreme Court case establishing that most laws against abortion violate a constitutional right to privacy, overturning all state laws outlawing or restricting abortion. It is one of the most controversial decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.Argued December 13, 1971Reargued October 11, 1972Decided January 22, 1973
Roe v. Wade
Justice Harry Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court; Chief Justice Warren Burger and Justices Potter Stewart and William O. Douglas wrote concurring opinions; Justices Byron White and William H. Rehnquist wrote dissenting opinions.Case Citation:Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973)
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What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the Roe v. Wade case of 1973?