McCorvey v. Hill
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McCorvey v. Hill, 385 F.3d 846 (5th Cir. 2004),[1] was a case in which the original litigant in Roe v. Wade,[2] Norma McCorvey, also known as 'Jane Roe', requested the overturning of Roe. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that McCorvey could not do this; the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari on February 22, 2005,[3] rendering the opinion of the Fifth Circuit final. The opinion for the Fifth Circuit was written by Judge Edith Jones, who also filed a concurrence to her opinion for the court.
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McCorvey v. Hill | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
Full case name | Norma McCorvey, formerly known as Jane Roe v. Bill Hill |
Decided | September 14, 2004 |
Citation(s) | 385 F.3d 846 (5th Cir. 2004) |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Edith H. Jones, Jacques L. Wiener Jr., Edward C. Prado |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Jones |
Concurrence | Jones |
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