Goesaert v. Cleary
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Goesaert v. Cleary, 335 U.S. 464 (1948), was a United States
Supreme Court
case in which the Court upheld a Michigan
law which prohibited women from being licensed as a bartender in all cities having a population of 50,000 or more, unless their father or husband owned the establishment. Craig v. Boren
, 429 U.S. 190 (1976) subsequently overruled Goesaert.
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Supreme Court of the United States
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case in which the Court upheld a Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
law which prohibited women from being licensed as a bartender in all cities having a population of 50,000 or more, unless their father or husband owned the establishment. Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren, , was the first case in which a majority of the United States Supreme Court determined that statutory or administrative sex classifications had to be subjected to an intermediate standard of judicial review...
, 429 U.S. 190 (1976) subsequently overruled Goesaert.
See also
- Craig v. BorenCraig v. BorenCraig v. Boren, , was the first case in which a majority of the United States Supreme Court determined that statutory or administrative sex classifications had to be subjected to an intermediate standard of judicial review...
, 429 U.S. 190 (1976) - Gender equalityGender equalityGender equality is the goal of the equality of the genders, stemming from a belief in the injustice of myriad forms of gender inequality.- Concept :...
- List of gender equality lawsuits
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 335