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United States v. Virginia
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United States v. Virginia | |
Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
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Citation | 518 U.S. 515 (1996) |
Date decided | June 26, 1996 |
Appealed from | U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit |
Case Opinions | |
majority | written by Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined by John P. Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Stephen Breyer |
concurrence | written by William H. Rehnquist |
dissent | written by Antonin Scalia |
Facts
The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) had a male-only admission policy.
The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a public institution.Issues
Can VMI restrict the gender of students?
Holding
No.
Reasons
Because VMI failed to show "exceedingly persuasive justification" for its sex-based admissions policy, it violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
Rule
Gender-based government action must be supported by "exceedingly persuasive justification."
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