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Case Name
CLARK v. JETER
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Date Decision
June 06, 1988
Date Argument
April 19, 1988
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
486 U.S. 456
108 S. Ct. 1910
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2490
100 L. Ed. 2d 465
Docket
87-5565
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
State Trial Court
Pennsylvania
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
State Appellate Court
Pennsylvania
Petitioner
mother
Respondent
father
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
CIVIL RIGHTS
Illegitimates, Rights Of (cf. Juveniles): Typically Inheritance And Survivor's Benefits, And Paternity Suits
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
Vote Coalition
9 - 0
Decision Direction
Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
White
Marshall
Blackmun
Rehnquist
Stevens
O'Connor
Scalia
Kennedy
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1987-104-01
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