Parham v. Hughes
1979 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parham v. Hughes, 441 U.S. 347 (1979), was a case the Supreme Court of the United States heard and decided in 1979.[1] The decision upheld a Georgia law that barred fathers of illegitimate children from bringing wrongful death claims without imposing the same burden on mothers.[2]
Quick Facts Parham v. Hughes, Argued January 15, 1979 Decided April 24, 1979 ...
Parham v. Hughes | |
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Argued January 15, 1979 Decided April 24, 1979 | |
Full case name | Curtis Parham v. Ellis Franklin Hughes |
Citations | 441 U.S. 347 (more) 99 S.Ct. 1742 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | 243 S.E.2d 867 (Ga. 1978). |
Holding | |
The Georgia statute does not violate the equal protection clause because it is substantially related to the objective of avoiding difficulties in proving paternity after the death of an illegitimate child. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stewart, joined by Burger, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens |
Concurrence | Powell |
Dissent | White, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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