Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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The Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was the state agency defending Mississippi’s restrictive abortion law in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Context triple: [Thomas E. Dobbs, represented, Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization]
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to abortion.
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Mississippi Gestational Age Act
The Mississippi Gestational Age Act is a 2018 Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and served as the central statute in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Planned Parenthood v. Casey is a landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion while allowing greater state regulation under the “undue burden” standard.
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Alabama v. Shelton
Alabama v. Shelton is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a suspended sentence that may result in imprisonment cannot be imposed unless the defendant was afforded the right to counsel.
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Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a state-supported women-only nursing school policy as unconstitutional sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Target entity description: The Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was the state agency defending Mississippi’s restrictive abortion law in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade.
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A.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to abortion.
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Mississippi Gestational Age Act
The Mississippi Gestational Age Act is a 2018 Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and served as the central statute in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Planned Parenthood v. Casey is a landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion while allowing greater state regulation under the “undue burden” standard.
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Alabama v. Shelton
Alabama v. Shelton is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a suspended sentence that may result in imprisonment cannot be imposed unless the defendant was afforded the right to counsel.
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Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a state-supported women-only nursing school policy as unconstitutional sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defendant
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legal party ⓘ state agency party in litigation ⓘ |
| argumentBasis |
historical and traditional limits on abortion rights
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stare decisis should not preserve Roe and Casey ⓘ state sovereignty over abortion regulation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mississippi State Department of Health ⓘ |
| caseCitation |
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 597 U.S. ___ (2022)
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linked to:
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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| caseHeardBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| caseOutcomeRelatedTo |
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision of June 24, 2022
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overruling of Planned Parenthood v. Casey ⓘ overruling of Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| connectedDoctrine |
federalism in abortion regulation
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stare decisis ⓘ substantive due process ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
United States abortion law jurisprudence
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post-Dobbs state abortion regulation authority ⓘ |
| defendedLaw | Mississippi Gestational Age Act ⓘ |
| defendedLawProvision | ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy ⓘ |
| functionInCase | enforcement authority for Mississippi’s abortion regulations ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Mississippi ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of pre-viability abortion bans
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scope of substantive due process under the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ whether the U.S. Constitution confers a right to abortion ⓘ |
| legalPosition |
argued that states may prohibit pre-viability abortions
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asked the Court to overrule Planned Parenthood v. Casey ⓘ asked the Court to overrule Roe v. Wade ⓘ urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act ⓘ |
| litigationStage |
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
district court ⓘ |
| namedPartyType | official-capacity state agency defendant ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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abortion providers in Mississippi ⓘ |
| partOf | Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch
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Mississippi Attorney General’s Office ⓘ |
| represents | State of Mississippi’s interest in enforcing abortion regulations ⓘ |
| role | defended Mississippi’s abortion law ⓘ |
| seeks |
reversal of lower court decisions invalidating the Gestational Age Act
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validation of Mississippi’s authority to restrict abortions after 15 weeks ⓘ |
| side | petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court proceedings ⓘ |
| timeframe | U.S. Supreme Court decision issued June 24, 2022 ⓘ |
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Subject: Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Description of subject: The Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was the state agency defending Mississippi’s restrictive abortion law in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Thomas E. Dobbs
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represented
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Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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Thomas E. Dobbs
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represented
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State of Mississippi in his official capacity in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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linked to: Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization