Margaret S. v. Edwards

Decided March 3, 1980. Robert Frederick Collins wrote the opinion for the court.

488 F. Supp. 181 · Cited 65 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville · 405 U.S. 156
• Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco · 387 U.S. 523
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104
• Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc. v. City of Akron · 479 F. Supp. 1172
• Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co. · 303 U.S. 283
• Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385
• Becker v. Schwartz · 46 N.Y.2d 401
• United States v. Rutherford · 442 U.S. 544
• Burrows v. Superior Court · 529 P.2d 590
• Howard v. Lecher · 42 N.Y.2d 109
• People v. Privitera · 591 P.2d 919
• Planned Parenthood Ass'n of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc. v. Ashcroft · 483 F. Supp. 679
• Womens Services, P. C. v. Thone · 483 F. Supp. 1022
• Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · 432 U.S. 333
• Schloendorff v. Society of the New York Hospital · 105 N.E. 92
• Berman v. Allan · 404 A.2d 8
• State v. Saunders · 75 N.J. 200
• Fare v. Scott K. · 595 P.2d 105
• Karlsons v. Guerinot · 57 A.D.2d 73
• Hanks v. Drs. Ranson, Swan & Burch, Ltd. · 359 So. 2d 1089
• Park v. Chessin · 60 A.D.2d 80
• EMMA G. v. Edwards · 434 F. Supp. 1048
• Commonwealth v. DeJohn · 403 A.2d 1283
• Shuman v. City of Philadelphia · 470 F. Supp. 449
• Gildiner v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital · 451 F. Supp. 692

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• Birth Control Centers, Inc. v. Reizen · 508 F. Supp. 1366
• Brownfield v. Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital · 208 Cal. App. 3d 405
• City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc. · 462 U.S. 416
• H. L. v. Matheson · 450 U.S. 398
• Village of Oak Lawn v. Marcowitz · 427 N.E.2d 36
• Simopoulos v. Commonwealth · 277 S.E.2d 194
• Lifchez v. Hartigan · 735 F. Supp. 1361
• Clinic for Women, Inc. v. Brizzi · 814 N.E.2d 1042
• Rush v. Obledo · 517 F. Supp. 905
• Schulte v. Douglas · 567 F. Supp. 522
• Planned Parenthood Ass'n-Chicago Area v. Kempiners · 531 F. Supp. 320

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