The Oyez Project: Civil Rights Issues - Illegitimates, Rights of Decisions http://www.oyez.org/issues/civil-rights/illegitimates/ U.S. Supreme Court Decisions, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us Califano v. Boles <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_78_808/ Clark v. Jeter <p>Did the Pennsylvania law violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?</p><p>The Court found that the statute violated the Constitution. Citing the test which the Court developed in Mills v. Habluetzel (1982) to evaluate equal protection challenges to statutes of limitations in paternity suits, Justice O'Connor held that the Pennsylvania law did not "provide a reasonable opportunity to assert a claim on behalf of an illegitimate child." Furthermore, since, in some circumstances, Pennsylvania permitted paternity suits involving illegitimate children to be initiated after six years, there was no reason why the law in question was necessary to deter the litigation of "stale or fraudulent claims," a legitimate state interest.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_5565/ Fiallo v. Bell <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_6297/ Glona v. American Guarantee Co. <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1967/1967_639/ Gomez v. Perez <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_71_575/ Jimenez v. Weinberger <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1973/1973_72_6609/ Labine v. Vincent <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_5257/ Lalli v. Lalli <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_1115/ Levy v. Louisiana <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1967/1967_508/ Linda R. S. v. Richard D. <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_71_6078/ Mathews v. Lucas <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_75_88/ Mills v. Habluetzel <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_6298/ New Jersey Welfare Rights Org. v. Cahill <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_72_6258/ Norton v. Mathews <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_6212/ Pickett v. Brown <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_82_5576/ Reed v. Campbell <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_85_755/ Trimble v. Gordon <p>Did Section 12 of the Illinois Probate Act violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?</p><p>In a 5-to-4 decision, the Court held that Section 12 was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause. Applying the "rational relationship" test under the Clause, the Court emphasized that such a standard was not a "toothless" one. The Court then rejected the argument "that a State may attempt to influence the actions of men and women by imposing sanctions on the children born of their illegitimate relationships." The Court also noted that it was likely that Trimble would have inherited a substantial part of Gordon's estate had he written a will before his death.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_5952/ United States v. Clark <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1513/ Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_5112/ Willis v. Prudential Insurance Company Of America <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_5344/