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, 1971
Reargued October 11, 1972
Decided January 22, 1973
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The landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973.
The main thing that the Supreme Court does is to decide landmark cases. Each year, it hears about 7,000 cases, and makes a final decision on each.
The main thing that the Supreme Court does is to decide landmark cases. Each year, it hears about 7,000 cases, and makes a final decision on each.
Roe v. Wade
Quite simply, there were no vacancies that year.
The Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sanford did not decide if Dred Scott was a slave or not, but that slaves (and their descendants) could not be counted as US citizens and had no right to sue in court.
There was no such decision.
To cite a Supreme Court opinion in Chicago style, include the case name, volume number, reporter abbreviation, page number, and year of the decision. For example: Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973).
The Supreme Court hears an average 75 cases in a year
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