Casey

Anglicisation of an Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh (“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪsi/
• Rhymes: -eɪsi

Casey (countable and uncountable, plural Caseys)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname.
   • 2011 July 7, New York Times:

     Casey Anthony was sentenced on Thursday to a four-year jail term, the maximum possible, for lying to the police, but will be freed this month because she has spent nearly three years behind bars in Orlando, Fla., awaiting trial.

4. A placename.
   1. Ellipsis of Casey County.
   2. Ellipsis of City of Casey.
   3. An electoral division in Victoria, Australia
5. (US, law, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Planned Parenthood v. Casey. A 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed the right to having an abortion; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.

   Coordinate terms: Roe, Dobbs

Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 under Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in a 5-4 decision to overturn Roe (the remainder of the case was won on a 6-3 basis). That overturning of Roe also invalidated Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and called into question the right to privacy.

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