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Harry Blackmun


 

Harry Andrew Blackmun (November 12, 1908March 4, 1999) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 to 1994. He is best known as the author of the majority opinion in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, overturning laws restricting abortion in the United States.

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November 12 - 1908 - March 4 - 1999 - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States - 1970 - 1994 - Roe v. Wade - Abortion - United States

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~ Table of Content ~

Introduction
Early years and professional career
Appellate bench
Early years on the Supreme Court
Blackmun and abortion
Later years on the bench: Blackmun and the death penalty
Post-Supreme Court
External links

 

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