48-hour delay.
State, indeed, had a strong and legitimate interest in the welfare of young
citizens whose immaturity and inexperience, inclined them to the unwise
exercise of their rights. The State complemented that gap or imbalance by
requiring them to first notify and consult with a parent in securing an
abortion. Parents also had that interest in controlling their child's
education and upbringing through personal, financial or custodial
responsibility. And they also had the private interest in the same
upbringing and education, which was "constitutionally protected against
undue state interference." It maintained that government's regulation over
family choices be carefully examined.
It also ruled that the 48-hour delay ensured that the minor's
decision was, indeed "intelligent" and "knowing" and it served the
legitimate State interests over her. It also provided the parent with
primary responsibility over her to consult with the other parent and/or
make other necessary inquiries, such as the opinion of their family
physician, the capability of the abortion doctor and the religious and
moral implications of the decision and how it would affect her future. It
maintained that the delay was only a minimal burden on the minor's rights
and was tantamount to the same time of waiting for an appointment at an
The Daisy Bates v the City of Little Rock (US Government Printing
Case convicted and fined the custodians of the records of the local
branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
for violating the Identical Occupational License Tax Ordinances of the City
by refusing to submit a list of its members. The Association claimed that
this disclosure would constitute undue interference by the State into the
members' freedom of association, which was protected by the due process
On appeal, the Supreme Court reversed the City Court's convictio...