Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan canonical | 4 |
| Mississippi University for Women, et al. v. Joe Hogan | 1 |
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Target entity: Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan Context triple: [United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion, influencedBy, Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan]
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A.
Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
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B.
Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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C.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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D.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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E.
Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan Target entity description: 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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A.
Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
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B.
Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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C.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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D.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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E.
Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
| citation | 458 U.S. 718 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Equal Protection Clause
ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedDate | 1982-07-01 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1982-07-01 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
John Paul Stevens
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surface form:
Justice John Paul Stevens
Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Warren E. Burger ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Warren E. Burger
William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
surface form:
Justice William H. Rehnquist
|
| docketNumber | 81-406 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
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 |
Byron R. White
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surface form:
Justice Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Harry A. Blackmun
Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Thurgood Marshall
William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
|
| jurisdiction | State of Mississippi ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue | whether a state-supported single-sex admissions policy violates the Equal Protection Clause ⓘ |
| 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 |
Sandra Day O’Connor
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surface form:
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
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| partyTypePetitioner | public university ⓘ |
| partyTypeRespondent | male registered nurse ⓘ |
| petitioner | Mississippi University for Women ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | sex-based classifications under Equal Protection ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Craig v. Boren
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United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion ⓘ
surface form:
United States v. Virginia
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| respondent | Joe Hogan ⓘ |
| result | women-only admissions policy at Mississippi University for Women School of Nursing was struck down ⓘ |
| standardOfReview | intermediate scrutiny ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
gender discrimination in education
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public higher education admissions ⓘ single-sex education ⓘ |
| USReportsPage | 718 ⓘ |
| USReportsVolume | 458 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1982 ⓘ |
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