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Jan 15, 2008 · Yarbrough is a knowledgeable Court observer and his detailed chronicle of Blackmun's later behind-the-scenes maneuvering to preserve Roe from being undermined is fascinating and well told. When appointed to the high court by President Nixon, Blackmun was expected to be a conservative twin of his boyhood friend Chief Justice Burger, and his ...
Apr 10, 2005 · Linda Greenhouse article adapted from her book Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey; Blackmun held medical profession in high regard and found state laws that ...
- Description: U.S. Reports Volume 410; October Term, 1972; Roe et al. v. Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County
Oct 6, 2006 · Bensing sued Arthur Bolton, the attorney general of Georgia, and demanded that the state eliminate the laws that limited women’s ability to obtain abortions. The case was titled Doe v. Bolton, and on January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court announced its verdict. In Doe Justice Harry Blackmun, writing for seven members of the Court, held that the ...
Mar 4, 2004 · In the spring of 1992, Justice Harry A. Blackmun's struggle to preserve the right to abortion he had articulated for the Supreme Court two decades earlier was headed for bitter failure. Five ...
Mar 4, 1999 · Justice Harry Blackmun, who died this morning, was a great American citizen. In 24 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Harry Blackmun served with compassion, distinction, and honor. Every decision and every dissent was firmly grounded in the Constitution he revered and his uncanny feel for the human element that lies just beneath the surface of all serious legal argument.
Apr 4, 2006 · Linda Greenhouse was the New York Times Supreme Court correspondent for nearly 30 years, and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for her coverage of the Court. She now teaches at Yale Law School and writes a bi-weekly op-ed column on law for the New York Times as a contributing opinion writer.
