OOC: Each case would be each in a different universe than the next.
Scanlon v. Flynn (1992) - Held, that a Massachusetts law requiring a minor to parental consent for obtaining an abortion did not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Also held as wrongly decided Roe v. Wade (1973), imposing a rational-basis test in place of Roe's strict-scrutiny standard. Rehnquist wrote the opinion of the Court, which was joined by A. Kennedy, C. Kennedy [1], Scalia and White. Marshall wrote the dissent, which was joined by Blackmun, Souter and Stevens. This case was notable for the fact that Marshall, who wrote the dissent, died two days after the decision was made; furthermore, in his memoirs the recently-retired Justice Kennedy reveals that he was of two minds of which opinion to join, and was considering writing a concurrence that would havd preserved the strict-scrutiny test in Roe. It also set the stage for a deepening of the long-standing, acrimonious debate over abortion, especially on the state level.
[1] Refers to Cornelia G. Kennedy.
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Khan v. Bush (2005) - Held, that a United States citizen, where habeas corpus had not been suspended, could not be held indefinitely in Guantanamo Bay without legal counsel or an opportunity to challenge Presidential designation as an enemy combatant. It further held that in such cases, either the Petitioner was to be released or charged with treason or some other crime. Scalia wrote the opinion of the Court, and was joined by Sotomayor, Souter, Stevens, and Ginsburg. O'Connor wrote an opinion, joined by Rehnquist and Kennedy, concurring in part with the majority in that some sort of hearing process was needed to be able to challenge a designation as an enemy combatant, but dissenting with the majority as to requiring either release or jury trial in the absence of suspension of habeas corpus. Thomas wrote a dissent, holding that the broad warmaking powers of the Executive permitted the indefinite detentiom of the Petitioner in light of the "security interests at stake."