Craig v. Boren
| Craig v. Boren | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 5, 1976 Decided December 20, 1976 | |
| Full case name | Craig et al. v. Boren, Governor of Oklahoma, et al. |
| Citations | 429 U.S. 190 (more) 97 S. Ct. 451; 50 L. Ed. 2d 397; 1976 U.S. LEXIS 183 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Dismissed, Walker v. Hall, 399 F. Supp. 1304 (W.D. Okla. 1975), probable jurisdiction noted sub. nom., Craig v. Boren, 423 U.S. 1047 (1976). |
| Subsequent | Rehearing denied, 429 U.S. 1124 (1977). |
| Holding | |
| To regulate in a sex-discriminatory fashion, the government must demonstrate that its use of sex-based criteria is substantially related to the achievement of important governmental objectives. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Brennan, joined by White, Marshall, Powell, Stevens; Blackmun (all but Part III–D) |
| Concurrence | Powell |
| Concurrence | Stevens |
| Concurrence | Blackmun (in part) |
| Concurrence | Stewart (in judgment) |
| Dissent | Burger |
| Dissent | Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
| Goesaert v. Cleary (1948) | |
Craig v. Boren, 429 U.S. 190 (1976), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court ruling that statutory or administrative sex classifications were subject to intermediate scrutiny under the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The case was argued by future Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg while she was working for the American Civil Liberties Union, who later wrote for the majority in United States v. Virginia.