Legal Opinion
Frontiero v. Laird
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided April 5, 1972No. Civ. A. 3232-NPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
RIVES, Circuit Judge, and McFADDEN, District Judge:
Plaintiffs attack the constitutionality of 37 U.S.C. §§ 401, 403, and 10 U.S.C. §§ 1072, 1076, insofar as these statutes require different treatment for male as opposed to female members of the uniformed services, and seek to require the defendants to cause plaintiff Lt. Sharron A. Frontiero to receive the same quarters allowance and medical and dental benefits for her spouse as a male member would receive for his spouse.
“Dependent” is defined in 10 U.S.C. § 1072 and 37 U.S.C. § 401. The statutes provide that dependents of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Frontiero v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Priscilla B. GREEN, Appellant, v. WATERFORD BOARD OF EDUCATION Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Falkner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Tomarchio v. Township of GreenwichSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- Anthony S. Kalina v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
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