City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc., et al.

Decided June 15, 1983. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-746 · 462 U.S. 416 (1983) · Cited 532 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth · 428 U.S. 52 (1976)
• Roe v. Wade · 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
• H. L. v. Matheson · 450 U.S. 398 (1981)
• Bellotti v. Baird · 443 U.S. 622 (1979)
• Doe v. Bolton · 410 U.S. 179 (1973)
• Maher v. Roe · 432 U.S. 464 (1977)
• Harris v. McRae · 448 U.S. 297 (1980)
• Bellotti v. Baird · 428 U.S. 132 (1976)
• Carey v. Population Services International · 431 U.S. 678 (1977)
• Colautti v. Franklin · 439 U.S. 379 (1979)
• Griswold v. Connecticut · 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Whalen v. Roe · 429 U.S. 589 (1977)
• Beal v. Doe · 432 U.S. 438 (1977)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Loving v. Virginia · 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
• Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee · 412 U.S. 94 (1973)
• Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390 (1923)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Plyler v. Doe · 457 U.S. 202 (1982)
• Eisenstadt v. Baird · 405 U.S. 438 (1972)
• United States v. Harriss · 347 U.S. 612 (1954)
• Wooley v. Maynard · 430 U.S. 705 (1977)
• Poe v. Ullman · 367 U.S. 497 (1961)
• Parham v. J. R. · 442 U.S. 584 (1979)
• Smith v. Allwright · 321 U.S. 649 (1944)
• Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party · 440 U.S. 173 (1979)
• Bates v. City of Little Rock · 361 U.S. 516 (1960)
• Glidden Co. v. Zdanok · 370 U.S. 530 (1962)
• Carter v. Carter Coal Co. · 298 U.S. 238 (1936)
• Morey v. Doud · 354 U.S. 457 (1957)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists · 476 U.S. 747 (1986)
• Webster v. Reproductive Health Services · 492 U.S. 490 (1989)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey · 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
• Stenberg v. Carhart · 530 U.S. 914 (2000)
• Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health · 497 U.S. 502 (1990)
• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• Hodgson v. Minnesota · 497 U.S. 417 (1990)
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization · 597 U.S. 215 (2022)
• National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra · 585 U.S. 755 (2018)
• Johnson v. United States · 576 U.S. 591 (2015)
• Mazurek v. Armstrong · 520 U.S. 968 (1997)
• Gonzales v. Carhart · 550 U.S. 124 (2007)
• Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc. · 587 U.S. 490 (2019)
• Batson v. Kentucky · 476 U.S. 79 (1986)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 465 U.S. 89 (1984)
• Teague v. Lane · 489 U.S. 288 (1989)
• Solem v. Helm · 463 U.S. 277 (1983)
• Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
• Thompson v. Oklahoma · 487 U.S. 815 (1988)
• Ramos v. Louisiana · 590 U.S. 83 (2020)

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