Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
E14552
Equal Protection Clause case
United States Supreme Court case
constitutional law case
sex discrimination case
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a state-supported women-only nursing school policy as unconstitutional sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
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| instanceOf |
Equal Protection Clause case
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United States Supreme Court case → constitutional law case → sex discrimination case → |
| areaOfLaw |
United States constitutional law
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civil rights law → education law → |
| arguedDate |
1982-03-22
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| citation |
458 U.S. 718
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| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Equal Protection Clause
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → |
| country |
United States
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| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| decidedDate |
1982-07-01
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| decisionDate |
1982-07-01
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| dissentingOpinionBy |
Justice John Paul Stevens
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Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. → Justice Warren E. Burger → Justice William H. Rehnquist → |
| docketNumber |
81-406
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| fullCaseName |
Mississippi University for Women, et al. v. Joe Hogan
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| holding |
A state-supported nursing school's women-only admissions policy violated the Equal Protection Clause
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Excluding men from a state-supported professional nursing program constituted unconstitutional sex discrimination → |
| joinedByInMajority |
Justice Byron R. White
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Justice Harry A. Blackmun → Justice Thurgood Marshall → Justice William J. Brennan Jr. → |
| jurisdiction |
State of Mississippi
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| languageOfRecord |
English
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| legalIssue |
whether a state-supported single-sex admissions policy violates the Equal Protection Clause
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| legalPrinciple |
gender-based classifications must serve important governmental objectives and must be substantially related to achievement of those objectives
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state may not perpetuate stereotypes about the proper roles of men and women through gender-based classifications → |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
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| partyTypePetitioner |
public university
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| partyTypeRespondent |
male registered nurse
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| petitioner |
Mississippi University for Women
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| relatedDoctrine |
sex-based classifications under Equal Protection
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| relatedTo |
Craig v. Boren
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United States v. Virginia → |
| respondent |
Joe Hogan
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| result |
women-only admissions policy at Mississippi University for Women School of Nursing was struck down
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| standardOfReview |
intermediate scrutiny
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| subjectMatter |
gender discrimination in education
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public higher education admissions → single-sex education → |
| USReportsPage |
718
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| USReportsVolume |
458
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| yearDecided |
1982
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Referenced by (3)
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United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion
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cites |
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Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
("Mississippi University for Women, et al. v. Joe Hogan")
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fullCaseName |
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United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion
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