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'''Harry Andrew Blackmun''' (November 12, 1908 – March 4, 1999) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]] from 1970 to 1994. Appointed by President [[Richard Nixon]], Blackmun ultimately became one of the most liberal justices on the Court. He is best known as the author of the Court's opinion in ''[[Roe v. Wade]].''<ref>{{harvnb|Greenhouse|2005|p=250}}.</ref>
'''Harry A. Blackmun''' (1908 - 1999) was an [[United States of America|American]] attorney who served as an [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]] from 1970 to 1994. Selected from the [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit|Eighth Circuit court]] for the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] by President [[Richard Nixon]], Blackmun ultimately became one of the most liberal justices on the Court. He is best known as the author of the Court's opinion in ''[[Roe v. Wade]].''<ref>{{harvnb|Greenhouse|2005|p=250}}.</ref>


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Harry A. Blackmun (1908 - 1999) was an American attorney who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 to 1994. Selected from the Eighth Circuit court for the Supreme Court by President Richard Nixon, Blackmun ultimately became one of the most liberal justices on the Court. He is best known as the author of the Court's opinion in Roe v. Wade.[1]

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  1. Greenhouse 2005, p. 250.