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|facts=In the 1980s, Pennsylvania had a 6-year statute of limitations for paternity action brought on behalf of illegitimate children. | |facts=In the 1980s, Pennsylvania had a 6-year statute of limitations for paternity action brought on behalf of illegitimate children. | ||
Clark is the mother of Jeter's daughters; paternity testing established that Jeter was the father of Clark's daughter with a 99% certainty. | |||
|issues=How should intermediate scrutiny be applied to the rights of illegitimate children under the [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Section_1_.28Equal_protection_by_States.29|Equal Protection]] clause? | |issues=How should intermediate scrutiny be applied to the rights of illegitimate children under the [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Section_1_.28Equal_protection_by_States.29|Equal Protection]] clause? | ||
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Revision as of 14:15, December 29, 2022
| Clark v. Jeter | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | June 6, 1988 |
Facts
In the 1980s, Pennsylvania had a 6-year statute of limitations for paternity action brought on behalf of illegitimate children.
Clark is the mother of Jeter's daughters; paternity testing established that Jeter was the father of Clark's daughter with a 99% certainty.Issues
How should intermediate scrutiny be applied to the rights of illegitimate children under the Equal Protection clause?
