Stanton v. Stanton
| Stanton v. Stanton | |
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| Argued February 19, 1975 Decided April 15, 1975 | |
| Full case name | Stanton v. Stanton | 
| Citations | 421 U.S. 7 (more) 95 S. Ct. 1373; 43 L. Ed. 2d 688 | 
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from the Supreme Court of Utah | 
| Holding | |
| Utah's definition of adulthood was a violation of equal protection. Utah Supreme Court reversed and remanded. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall, Powell | 
| Dissent | Rehnquist | 
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Stanton v. Stanton, 421 U.S. 7 (1975), is a United States Supreme Court case which struck down Utah's definitions of adulthood as a violation of equal protection: females reached adulthood at 18; males at 21.: 217–218