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| + | |role=Associate | ||
| + | |nominator=[[Richard Nixon]] | ||
| + | |terms=June 9, 1970 – August 3, 1994 | ||
| + | |preceded=[[Abe Fortas]] | ||
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| + | |succeeded=[[Stephen Breyer]] | ||
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[[Image:HenryBlackmun.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Official photo of Henry Blackmun]] | [[Image:HenryBlackmun.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Official photo of Henry Blackmun]] | ||
'''Harry Andrew Blackmun''' (November 12, 1908 – March 4, 1999) was an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. Serving from June 9, 1970 – August 4, 1994, he is most notorious as the author of the majority opinion in the 1973 [[Roe v. Wade]] decision legalizing [[abortion]] in the United States. | '''Harry Andrew Blackmun''' (November 12, 1908 – March 4, 1999) was an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. Serving from June 9, 1970 – August 4, 1994, he is most notorious as the author of the majority opinion in the 1973 [[Roe v. Wade]] decision legalizing [[abortion]] in the United States. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www.lifedynamics.com/Pro-life_Group/Pro-choice_Women/ Blackmun Wall listing of the women killed by legal abortions] | * [http://www.lifedynamics.com/Pro-life_Group/Pro-choice_Women/ Blackmun Wall listing of the women killed by legal abortions] | ||
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[[Category:United States Supreme Court Justices]] | [[Category:United States Supreme Court Justices]] | ||
[[Category:Judicial activism]] | [[Category:Judicial activism]] | ||
Revision as of 20:44, February 22, 2011
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| Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: June 9, 1970 – August 3, 1994 | |||
| Nominator | Richard Nixon | ||
| Predecessor | Abe Fortas | ||
| Successor | Stephen Breyer | ||
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| Religion | Methodist | ||
Harry Andrew Blackmun (November 12, 1908 – March 4, 1999) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Serving from June 9, 1970 – August 4, 1994, he is most notorious as the author of the majority opinion in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in the United States.