Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan

Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
Argued March 22, 1982
Decided July 1, 1982
Full case nameMississippi University for Women v. Hogan
Citations458 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
PriorCert. 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
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinions
MajorityO'Connor, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Stevens
DissentBurger
DissentBlackmun
DissentPowell, 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]

  1. ^ Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan, 458 U.S. 718 (1982). Public domain This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.
  2. ^ "Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan". Oyez. July 1, 1982. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.