Reed v. Reed
E17496
Reed v. Reed is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that for the first time struck down a law for discriminating on the basis of sex under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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equal protection case → landmark case → sex discrimination case → |
| appliedStandardOfReview |
rational basis review
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| areaOfLaw |
civil rights
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constitutional law → gender equality → |
| argued |
1971-10-19
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1971-10-20 → |
| barredPractice |
automatic statutory preference for males over females in estate administration
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| category |
United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court
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United States equal protection case law → United States gender discrimination case law → |
| chiefJusticeAtDecision |
Warren E. Burger
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| citation |
404 U.S. 71
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| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| country |
United States
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| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| decisionDate |
1971-11-22
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| decisionType |
per curiam-like majority opinion authored by the Chief Justice
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| fullCaseName |
Sally Reed v. Cecil Reed
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| holding |
A law that prefers men over women as estate administrators violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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Classifications based on sex must have a rational relationship to a legitimate state objective under the Equal Protection Clause → |
| impact |
paved the way for heightened scrutiny of gender classifications
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| issue |
Whether a state statute that automatically prefers men over women as estate administrators violates equal protection
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| jurisdiction |
United States
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| languageOfOpinion |
English
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| lawChallenged |
Idaho probate code provision preferring men over women as estate administrators
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| legalDoctrine |
equal protection scrutiny of sex-based classifications
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| opinionOfTheCourtBy |
Warren E. Burger
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| originatingCourt |
Idaho Supreme Court
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| pageInUnitedStatesReports |
71
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| petitioner |
Sally Reed
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| priorHistory |
Reed v. Reed, 93 Idaho 511, 465 P.2d 635 (1970)
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| rejectedJustification |
administrative convenience as a basis for sex-based classification
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| relatedCase |
Craig v. Boren
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Frontiero v. Richardson → United States v. Virginia → |
| respondent |
Cecil Reed
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| significance |
first United States Supreme Court case to strike down a law for sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause
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| stateOfOrigin |
Idaho
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| subjectMatter |
administration of a deceased minor son's estate
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| term |
1971 term of the Supreme Court of the United States
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| unanimousDecision |
true
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| volumeOfUnitedStatesReports |
404
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| yearDecided |
1971
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Referenced by (4)
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Equal Protection Clause
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United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion
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cites |
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Reed v. Reed
("Reed v. Reed, 93 Idaho 511, 465 P.2d 635 (1970)")
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priorHistory |
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Frontiero v. Richardson
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relatedCase |