PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA v. CASEY

No. 91-744.

505 U.S. 833 (1992)

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA et al. v. CASEY, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA, et al.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided June 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn Kolbert argued the cause for petitioners in No. 91-744 and respondents in No. 91-902. With her on the briefs were Janet Benshoof, Lynn M. Paltrow, Rachael N. Pine, Steven R. Shapiro, John A. Powell, Linda J. Wharton, and Carol E. Tracy.

Ernest D. Preate, Jr., Attorney General of Pennsylvania, argued the cause for respondents in No. 91-744 and petitioners in No. 91-902. With him on the brief were John G. Knorr III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, and Kate L. Mershimer, Senior Deputy Attorney General.

Solicitor General Starr argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of respondents in No. 91-744 and petitioners in No. 91-902. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Gerson, Paul J. Larkin, Jr., Thomas G. Hungar, and Alfred R. Mollin.

O'Connor, Kennedy, and Souter, JJ., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, III, V—A, V—C, and VI, in which Blackmun and Stevens, JJ., joined, an opinion with respect to Part V—E, in which Stevens, J., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts IV, V—B, and V—D. Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, p. 911. Blackmun, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, concurring in the judgment in part, and dissenting in part, p. 922. Rehnquist, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which White, Scalia, and Thomas, JJ., joined, p. 944. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and White and Thomas, JJ., joined, p. 979.


Justice O'Connor, Justice Kennedy, and Justice Souter announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, III, V—A, V—C, and VI, an opinion with respect to Part V—E, in which Justice Stevens joins, and an opinion with respect to Parts IV, V—B, and V—D.

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