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Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] wrote the opinion for the 5-4 Court, joined by Justice [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] and the [[liberal]] wing of the Court. Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]] dissented along with the [[conservative]] wing of the Court. | Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] wrote the opinion for the 5-4 Court, joined by Justice [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] and the [[liberal]] wing of the Court. Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]] dissented along with the [[conservative]] wing of the Court. | ||
| − | Justice Kennedy objected to how the Court majority interpreted an earlier | + | Justice Kennedy objected to how the Court majority interpreted an earlier abortion precedent, an approach he also took in his dissent in ''[[Stenberg v. Carhart]]'', in which Justice Kennedy objected to how the Court interpreted ''[[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]]'' |
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] | [[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] | ||
[[category:abortion]] | [[category:abortion]] | ||
Revision as of 04:42, November 3, 2009
In Hodgson v. Minnesota, 497 U.S. 417 (1990, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a Minnesota law requiring that notice be given to both parents before an abortion is performed on a minor.
Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion for the 5-4 Court, joined by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the liberal wing of the Court. Justice Anthony Kennedy dissented along with the conservative wing of the Court.
Justice Kennedy objected to how the Court majority interpreted an earlier abortion precedent, an approach he also took in his dissent in Stenberg v. Carhart, in which Justice Kennedy objected to how the Court interpreted Planned Parenthood v. Casey