🇺🇸 United States
📜 Civil Law
2022
Landmark Case
Supreme Court
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Details
Case Summary
Overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, holding that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion and returning the issue to individual states to regulate.
Final Judgment / Ruling
6-3 ruling overturning Roe v. Wade: the Constitution does not grant a right to abortion; abortion regulation is returned to individual states.
Why This Case Matters
Most significant abortion ruling in 50 years, ending federal constitutional protection for abortion rights and creating a patchwork of state laws.