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Legal Citation: 497 U.S. 417 (1990)

Petitioner
Jane Hodgson, et al.

Respondent
State of Minnesota, et al.

Petitioner's Claim
That a Minnesota law requiring minors to notify both their parents before obtaining an abortion was unconstitutional.

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
John Tunheim

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Janet Benshoof

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Connor, John Paul Stevens (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
Anthony M. Kennedy, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
25 June 1990

Decision
Affirmed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals holding the two-parent notification policy unconstitutional where there is no...