Abortion Litigation Papers of Roy Lucas, 1967 - 1973.

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Abortion Litigation Papers of Roy Lucas, 1967 - 1973.

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This collection documents state and federal abortion laws and court cases in the United States, spanning 1967-1973. It contains state and federal abortion litigation case files, documents, and correspondence; materials of the James Madison Institute; research files on aspects of abortion law, including studies of the Constitution and state laws on rights of the fetus; and publications regarding abortion and abortion laws including newspaper clippings about court cases.

14 linear feet.28 archival boxes.

Wesleyan University, Olin Library

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Wesleyan University, Olin Library

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Lucas, Roy

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Following graduation from New York University Law School in 1967, Roy Lucas published a landmark article, "Federal Constitutional Limitations on the Enforcement and Administration of State Abortion Statutes," in the North Carolina Law Review. Soon his interest in student rights and other civil liberties issues were overwhelmed as abortion litigation came to him in ever-growing volume. In 1969 and 1970 he helped found, with Morris Dees, the James Madison Constitutional Law Institute with offices ...

James Madison Institute

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