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Lyle Denniston: Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)
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Page 48, Clip 1: Ms. Kolbert launches her long-shot strategy beginning with her opening statement.
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Page 49, Clip 1: Justice O'Connor tries to redirect the argument to the specifics of the Pennsylvania statute but Kolbert would not stray from her course.
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Page 51, Clip 1: Justice Scalia questions the historical frames of reference when judging abortion rights.
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Page 51, Clip 2: An impatient Justice Kennedy attempts to move beyond Roe v. Wade to contemplate other possibilities.
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Page 52, Clip 1: Kolbert continues to weave the centrality of Roe v. Wade into her argument.
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Page 53, Clip 1: With few minutes remaining, Kolbert addresses the infirmities in the Pennsylvania statute.
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Page 53, Clip 2: Kolbert concludes with a bit of oratory.
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Page 53, Clip 3: Mr. Preate summaries Pennsylvania's position only to be interrupted by Justice Blackmun who asks a startling question.
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Page 54, Clip 1: Preate confronts skeptical questions from Justices O'Connor, Stevens, and Kennedy.
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Page 56, Clip 1: Stevens continues to press Preate for answers about the statute's restrictions on abortion which prompts confusion from Kennedy.
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Page 56, Clip 2: Justice Souter inquires about the spousal notification requirement of the statute but Preate cannot respond in full because his time has run out.
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Page 57, Clip 1: Scalia has little success resuscitating Preate's argument regarding the "undue burden" standard.
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Page 57, Clip 2: Solicitor General Starr argues in favor casting Roe v. Wade aside only to be interrupted by Justice White who wants to know the standard to be used in judging the restrictions on abortion.
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Page 57, Clip 3: Souter questions Starr regarding the implications of the "rational basis" standard.
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Page 58, Clip 1: Stevens questions Starr about the government's position that states have an interest in the life of fetuses throughout pregnancy.
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Page 59, Clip 1: Kolbert uses her rebuttal time to respond to Starr, identifying the kinds of restrictions that would be tolerated under Starr's proposed standard. She closes with a plea to reaffirm Roe v. Wade.
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