H. L. v. MATHESON, GOVERNOR OF UTAH, et al. (1981)

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H. L. v. MATHESON, GOVERNOR OF UTAH, et al.
Term: 1980
Important Dates
Argued: October 6, 1980
Decided: March 23, 1981
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

H. L. v. MATHESON, GOVERNOR OF UTAH, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 23, 1981. The case was argued before the court on October 6, 1980.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Utah State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Privacy - Abortion: including contraceptives
  • Petitioner: Juvenile
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Utah
  • Citation: 450 U.S. 398
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Warren Burger

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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