Levy v. Louisiana

Levy v. Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 27, 1968 Decided May 20, 1968
Full case name	Louise Levy, Administratrix v. Louisiana through the Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans Board of Administrators, et al.
Citations	391 U.S. 68 (more) 88 S. Ct. 1509; 20 L. Ed. 2d 436; 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1629
Holding
The right of recovery may not be denied merely because a person is the illegitimate child of the deceased, because such a law would violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justices Hugo Black · William O. Douglas John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr. Potter Stewart · Byron White Abe Fortas · Thurgood Marshall
Case opinions
Majority	Douglas, joined by Warren, Brennan, White, Fortas, Marshall
Dissent	Harlan, joined by Black, Stewart
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

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Levy v. Louisiana

Levy v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 68 (1968), is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. This decision deals primarily with the civil rights of illegitimate children, specifically regarding their ability to sue on a deceased parent's behalf. It held that the right of recovery may not be denied merely because a person is the illegitimate child of the deceased because such a law would violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.