Coverage dated December 26, 2021

Sarah Weddington, attorney who won Roe v Wade abortion case, dies aged 76

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Texan lawyer and Linda Coffee won landmark 1973 case, safeguarding right now under threat from US supreme court

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  1. Sioux City Journal

    Sarah Weddington, lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade, dies at 76 (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    DALLAS (AP) — Sarah Weddington, a Texas lawyer who as a 26-year-old successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, died Sunday. She

  2. The Guardian

    Sarah Weddington, attorney who won Roe v Wade abortion case, dies aged 76 (opens The Guardian)

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    Texan lawyer and Linda Coffee won landmark 1973 case, safeguarding right now under threat from US supreme court

  3. WTOL Toledo

    50 years after arguing Roe v. Wade, Sarah Weddington dies at 76 (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    Fifty years ago, Weddington successfully argued the landmark abortion case that has decided precedent in the US for decades.

  4. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Roe v. Wade lawyer dies, former student says; as Supreme Court reconsiders landmark abortion case (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    Sarah Weddington became the youngest person to argue before the Supreme Court at 27.

  5. KRDO

    Sarah Weddington, lawyer in landmark Roe v. Wade case dies at 76 (opens KRDO)

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    By Paul LeBlanc, Keith Allen and Joe Sutton, CNN Sarah Weddington, an attorney in the landmark Roe v. Wade case, has died, according to statements from friend and former student Susan Hays and US Rep. Lloyd Doggett. She was 76.

  6. Breitbart News

    'Roe v. Wade' Lawyer Sarah Weddington Dead at 76 (opens Breitbart News)

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    Attorney Sarah Weddington, who represented Norma McCorvey, a.k.a. "Jane Roe," in Roe v. Wade, died on Sunday at the age of 76.

  7. NPR

    The lawyer who successfully argued Roe v. Wade has died at 76 (opens NPR)

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    Sarah Weddington was 26 years old when she successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court. She died in her sleep Sunday at her home in Austin, Texas.

  8. NPR

    Sarah Weddington, the lawyer who at 26 successfully argued Roe v. Wade, has died (opens NPR)

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    Weddington argued the case before the high court twice, in December 1971 and again in October 1972, resulting the next year in the 7-2 ruling that legalized abortion. She died Sunday at age 76.

  9. The Week

  10. France 24

    Lawyer who successfully argued landmark US abortion case dies at 76 (opens France 24)

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    Sarah Weddington, who successfully argued the landmark Roe v. Wade case that enshrined abortion as a legal right in the United States, died Sunday aged 76, according to a former student and media rep…

  11. The Guardian

    Sarah Weddington: tributes paid to lawyer who argued and won Roe v Wade (opens The Guardian)

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    ‘Remarkable woman’ Weddington hailed for role in 1973 case that established right to abortion

  12. Portland Press Herald

    Sarah Weddington, attorney who won Roe v. Wade decision, dies at 76 (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    She secured abortion rights in the landmark case that is now being tested by new lawsuits and laws.

  13. Towleroad Gay News

    Lawyer Who Successfully Argued Landmark US Abortion Case, Sarah Weddington, Dies At 76. Youngest Known To Win A Supreme Case. (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    Sarah Weddington is believed to have been one of youngest people ever to win a case before the US' top court

  14. France 24

    Sarah Weddington, lawyer who won Roe v. Wade abortion case, dies at 76 (opens France 24)

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    Sarah Weddington, a Texas lawyer who as a 26-year-old successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, died Sunday. She was 76.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Sarah Weddington, lawyer who successfully argued Roe vs. Wade, dies at 76 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Sarah Weddington was just 26 when she took the argument for a woman's right to an abortion before the nation's high court.

  16. CBS News

    Sarah Weddington, lawyer who successfully argued Roe v. Wade to Supreme Court, has died at 76 (opens CBS News)

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    Weddington was just a few years out of law school when she took up the class action suit on behalf of a woman seeking an abortion.

  17. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Sarah Weddington, lawyer in landmark Roe v. Wade case dies at 76 | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Paul LeBlanc, Keith Allen and Joe Sutton, CNN Sarah Weddington, an attorney in the landmark Roe v. Wade case, has died, according to statements from

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