Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Stare Decisis and essentially is the principle that establishes authority of precedence. The is one of the most prominent principle of constitutionalism. Stare Decisis is a Latin term that mean “Let the decision stand”. As stated in Breyer, Randall v. Sorrell (2006): “fundamental importance of stare decisis, the basic legal principle that commands judicial respect for a court’s earlier decisions and the rules of law they embody. The court has pointed out that stare decisis ‘promotes the…

Cruzan v. MO Dept. of Health People are born with natural rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, which the Constitution protects. Nancy Cruzan lost her ability to express and revel in her natural rights when a tragic car accident left her severely debilitated and in a ‘persistent vegetative state.’ Nancy Cruzan’s parents requested that their daughter be removed from a machine distributing artificial nutrition and hydration that kept her alive. Nancy’s parents strongly…

acts is called judicial review. Coming about as a result of the Marbury v. Madison case of 1803, having been established by John Marshall, the policy still remains relevant today. Essentially, if a state were to make a law(s) that limited the rights of a certain group of people, such as in the Brown v. Board of Education case, the Supreme Court has the right to deem it unconstitutional and prohibits enforcing the law. In the Brown v. Board of Education case, segregation of schools was argued and…

The landmark decision by our Supreme Court in 1973, Roe v. Wade, is one of the most influential Supreme Court decisions affecting women still today. Prior to Roe v. Wade, society had just experienced a sexual revolution and a strong feminist movement of the 1960's. (thought) Women were empowered and wanted their voices heard. Women demanded rights and control over their bodies. The legalization of abortion, with an emphasis on privacy as it relates to abortion, was a fight that was not going…

viewed to be like him, as shown in his alignment with the majority in Fatin v. INS (12 F.3d 1233, 1993). The case, regarding an Iranian woman seeking asylum, was heard in 1993, and the court stated that she was eligible for asylum based on her membership in a feminist organization. This bleeding-heart style of conservatism ended when he did not identify with the litigant. In 1991, Alito dissented in Planned Parenthood v. Casey (505 U.S 882, 1992), a case where the majority struck down a law that…

Scalia’s more well-known opinions and dissents pertain to the following cases: District of Columbia v. Heller, Obergefell v. Hodges, National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, Lawrence v. Texas, Kansas v. Marsh, King v. Burwell, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Scalia’s use of textualism becomes clear in these cases with the language he uses in his opinions and dissents. In District of Columbia v. Heller, Scalia authored an incredible majority opinion stating why the court decided the way…

Abortion went through many other Supreme Court cases after Roe v. Wade. In 1992, it was brought up again in the court case Planned Parenthood v. Casey. In this case, many Pennsylvania state regulations regarding abortion were challenged. The Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act was taken into consideration and it was decided that it violated certain rights of women. This case was important because it affirmed the basic ruling of Roe v. Wade which was that the state is prohibited from banning a…

Twenty-four years of history changed and women’s rights broke open forever. Sandra Day O’Connor was a lawyer, a judge, and the first woman supreme court justice. She faced many challenges, such as being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1988, which inspired her even more. Her career all started as an Assistant Attorney General for for the Arizona Senate in 1965. From she was a judge for the State senate, the Maricopa County trial Court, and the Arizona Court of Appeals. After being an Assistant…

able to care for a child. This termination of pregnancy is called abortion, and it has been an issue for years, with both sides having passionate argument about these rights, and what should be done about it. On January 22, 1973, the court case Roe V. Wade made abortion legal, but the argument still stands strong with pro-life defendants fighting against this decision. Abortion is a human right that should stay legal because it gives women control over their own bodies, it allows for…

debated issues in both Washington and inside the homes of millions of Americans. In 1973 the national case of Roe v. Wade, sparked political decisions that created the national right to abortion. However, this case did not end the debate, nor, did it stop both sides for continuing the fight for their individual beliefs. Similar cases like Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey likewise ruled to allow abortion, but the judge’s choice was not an easy one. The very ideals our…