In 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the landmark case ROE v. WADE, which established a woman's right to an abortion. The court also ruled on DOE v. Bolton, which expanded the scope of ROE v. WADE. In both cases, the plaintiffs were referred to as 'Jane ROE' and 'Mary DOE, ' respectively. The defendant in ROE v. WADE was Henry WADE, the district attorney of Dallas County, Texas. As such, the court aliases for these three individuals are ROE, DOE, and WADE.