Stenberg v. Carhart

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Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Expanded abortion rights
Reinforced_Roe_v._Wade_protections
gptkbp:caseTypes Constitutional law case
99-830
gptkbp:citedBy 530 U.S. 914
gptkbp:court gptkb:Dr._LeRoy_Carhart
gptkb:State_of_Nebraska
5-4 ruling
Set precedent for future abortion cases
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
April 18, 2000
gptkbp:filedIn November 8, 1999
gptkbp:firstClaim Led to further legal challenges on abortion laws
gptkbp:historicalEvent Part of ongoing abortion rights litigation
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key case in reproductive rights history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stenberg v. Carhart
gptkbp:impact Influenced_abortion_legislation_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:judges Nine justices
Justice Clarence Thomas
Constitutional review of state law
Significant for women's reproductive health rights
Justices_Rehnquist,_Scalia,_Thomas,_and_O'Connor
gptkbp:legal_representation Focused on women's health and rights
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Abortion rights
Struck down as unconstitutional
Partial-birth abortion ban
Viability of fetus
Constitutional protections for abortion
Influenced state-level abortion laws
Reaffirmed constitutional protections for abortion access
Reaffirmed women's right to choose abortion
Invalidated_state_law
Part_of_the_broader_abortion_rights_debate_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:notableFeature Examined state interests vs. women's rights
Influenced public policy on abortion
Major case in the abortion rights movement
Relevant in discussions of reproductive rights
gptkbp:outcome Struck_down_a_Nebraska_law_banning_partial-birth_abortion
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
Justices_Stevens,_Souter,_Ginsburg,_Breyer,_and_Kennedy
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Planned_Parenthood_v._Casey
gptkbp:publicAccess Controversial case in abortion debate
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Gonzales_v._Carhart
gptkbp:state gptkb:Nebraska