Determined whether the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause prohibits a state from excluding men from a public nursing college.
Full Case Title:
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan, 458 U.S. 718 (1982)
- Fairness in the Courts
Year:
1982
- Sex-Based Classification
Legal Momentun's Role:
Submitted Amicus Brief
- Authored Amicus Brief
Brief:
Deciding that the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause prohibits a state from excluding men from a public nursing college, the Supreme Court cautions that a state’s actions based on sex must be evaluated "free of fixed notions concerning the roles and abilities of males and females."
