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| Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic |
Supreme Court of the United States |
Argued October 16, 1991
Reargued October 6, 1992
Decided January 13, 1993 |
| Full case name |
Jayne Bray, et al., Petinioners v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic et al. |
| Citations |
506 U.S. 263 (more) |
| Holding |
| The first clause of 1985(3) does not provide a federal cause of action against persons obstructing access to abortion clinics. |
| Court membership |
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| Case opinions |
| Majority |
Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, White, Kennedy, Thomas |
| Concurrence |
Kennedy |
| Concurrence |
Souter |
| Dissent |
Stevens, joined by Blackmun |
| Dissent |
O'Connor, joined by Blackmun |
Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic, 506 U.S. 263 (1993) was a United States abortion rights case (January 13, 1993), which affirmed that Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 could not be used to halt blockades of abortion clinics.
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