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The Reed Case: The Seed For Equal Protection From Sex-Based Discrimination, Or Polite Judicial Hedging?, John P. Murphy Jr. Aug 2015

The Reed Case: The Seed For Equal Protection From Sex-Based Discrimination, Or Polite Judicial Hedging?, John P. Murphy Jr.

Akron Law Review

Reed is yet another example of how the Equal Protection Clause may be used to strike down state statutes which embody arbitrary classifications that are neither fairly nor substantially related to the object of the statute, and which bring about the invidious discrimination that is repugnant to the Fourteenth Amendment. It must stressed that the outcome of Reed is clearly commendable in terms of justice. What is troublesome is the fact that one may contend that the Supreme Court hedged, perhaps avoided, an excellent opportunity in which to expand the constitutional scope of the Equal Protection Clause. Reed afforded the …


Trimble V. Gordon: An Unstated Reversal Of Labine V. Vincent?, John A. Boyd May 2013

Trimble V. Gordon: An Unstated Reversal Of Labine V. Vincent?, John A. Boyd

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Cy Pres Doctrine In The United States: From Extreme Reluctance To Affirmative Action, Frances Howell Rudko Jan 1998

The Cy Pres Doctrine In The United States: From Extreme Reluctance To Affirmative Action, Frances Howell Rudko

Cleveland State Law Review

Perhaps no legal principle illustrates the use of Fourteenth Amendment equal protection jurisprudence more poignantly than the relatively obscure cy pres doctrine. The ancient doctrine which allowed both courts and the Crown in England to change trust purposes when the original trust purposes proved no longer viable was adopted belatedly, sporadically and partially by jurisdictions in the United States. In Part I, the author illustrates how the United States jurisdictions differ from England in the requirement for charitable intent. Earlier cases reveal the United States, unlike England, has resisted relaxation of the requirement. In Part II, the author uses the …


Equal Protection Jan 1995

Equal Protection

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Equal Protection: In Re Cooper Jan 1994

Equal Protection: In Re Cooper

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Law - Equal Protection - Arkansas' Gender-Based Statutes On Dower, Election, Statutory Allowances, And Homestead Are Unconstitutional, Mary Jane Pruniski Apr 1981

Constitutional Law - Equal Protection - Arkansas' Gender-Based Statutes On Dower, Election, Statutory Allowances, And Homestead Are Unconstitutional, Mary Jane Pruniski

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.