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In '''''Stenberg v. Carhart''''', 530 U.S. 914 (2000), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] decision which invalidated state laws against [[partial-birth abortion]], specifically declaring as unconstitutional a [[Nebraska]] law that outlawed [[abortion|partial-birth abortion]].  The Court invalidated these laws even though they had never been applied, contrary to its ruling in ''[[United States v. Salerno]]'', 481 U.S. 739, 745 (1987), that a facial challenge to a statute can succeed only if there are no circumstances in which the statute may be applied constitutionally.  The Court did not even cite or distinguish the ''Salerno'' rule.

In '''''Stenberg v. Carhart''''', 530 U.S. 914 (2000), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] decision which invalidated state laws against [[partial-birth abortion]], specifically declaring as unconstitutional a [[Nebraska]] law that outlawed [[abortion|partial-birth abortion]].  The case was filed by [[late term abortion | late term abortionist]] [[LeRoy Carhart]].<ref>[http://reproductiverights.org/en/press-room | Statement by Carhart]</ref> The Court invalidated these laws even though they had never been applied, contrary to its ruling in ''[[United States v. Salerno]]'', 481 U.S. 739, 745 (1987), that a facial challenge to a statute can succeed only if there are no circumstances in which the statute may be applied constitutionally.  The Court did not even cite or distinguish the ''Salerno'' rule.

This ruling was by the narrowest of margins, 5-4, and one of the Justices in the majority ([[Sandra Day O'Connor]]) has been replaced by Justice [[Samuel Alito]].  

This ruling was by the narrowest of margins, 5-4, and one of the Justices in the majority ([[Sandra Day O'Connor]]) has been replaced by Justice [[Samuel Alito]].