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Simopoulos v. Virginia; Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc., et al. v. Ashcroft, Attorney General of Missouri, et al.; Ashcroft, Attorney General of Missouri, et al. v. Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc., et al., 1982 — 458 U.S. 1104 · caselaw · US
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Simopoulos v. Virginia; Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc., et al. v. Ashcroft, Attorney General of Missouri, et al.; Ashcroft, Attorney General of Missouri, et al. v. Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc., et al.
458 U.S. 1104·Supreme Court of the United States·1982
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Opinion
No. 81-185.
No. 81-1255.
No. 81-1623.
Simopoulos v. Virginia. Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc., et al. v. Ashcroft, Attorney General of Missouri, et al. Ashcroft, Attorney General of Missouri, et al. v. Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc., et al.
[MAJORITY]
Sup. Ct. Va. [Probable jurisdiction noted, 456 U. S. 988];
C. A. 8th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 456 U. S. 988]; and
C. A. 8th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 456 U. S. 988.] Motions of Legal Defense Fund for Unborn Children for leave to file briefs as amicus curiae granted. Motions of Alan Ernest to represent children unborn and born alive denied.