Roe v Wade: Facts of the Case
Civics 101
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The Supreme Court Almost Didn't Take This Case
Two attorneys, linda coffee and sarah weddington have a filed suit in the district court in texas on corrdy's behalf. The purpose of an alias, by the way, is to protect the identity of the plaintiff. A three judge panel found the law that prevented norma mc corvy from pursuing an abortion to be invalid. But district attorney henry wade was not so happy about that. He appealed the case to the supreme court. By the way, the court almost did not take it. Some of the people in the court said, but we shouldn't hear this case. There's a rule that the court cannot hear moot cases. And you could look at
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