Bray v. Alexandria Women’s Health Clinic
| Bray v. Alexandria Women’s Health Clinic | ||
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 Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued October 16, 1991 Reargued October 6, 1992 Decided January 13, 1993 |
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| Holding | ||
| The first clause of 1985(3) does not provide a federal cause of action against persons obstructing access to abortion clinics. | ||
| Court membership | ||
| Chief Justice: William Rehnquist Associate Justices: Byron White, Harry Blackmun, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O’Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Clarence Thomas |
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| Case opinions | ||
| Majority by: Scalia Joined by: Rehnquist, White, Kennedy, Thomas Concurrence by: Kennedy Concurrence by: Souter Dissent by: Stevens Joined by: Blackmun Dissent by: O’Connor Joined by: Blackmun |
Bray v. Alexandria Women’s Health Clinic, 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.