 |
| Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Argued March 22, 1982 Decided July 1, 1982 | |
| Full case name | Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan |
| Citations | 458 U.S. 718 (more) 102 S. Ct. 3331; 73 L. Ed. 2d 1090; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 157; 50 U.S.L.W. 5068; 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 32,868 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Cert. to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Holding | |
| The exclusion of men from enrollment in Mississippi University for Women's nursing school violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. | |
| Court membership | |
| |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | O'Connor, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Stevens |
| Dissent | Burger |
| Dissent | Blackmun |
| Dissent | Powell, joined by Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan, 458 U.S. 718 (1982), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, decided 5–4, which ruled that the single-sex admissions policy of the Mississippi University for Women violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[1][2][3]
- ^ Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan, 458 U.S. 718 (1982).
This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.
- ^ "Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan". Oyez. July 1, 1982. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ Kerry Brian Melear (July 1, 1982). "Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
