Legal Opinion
Marc David Manson v. George C. Edwards, Clerk for the City of Detroit
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1973No. 73-1025PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
A minimum age of twenty-five years for the office of City Councilman is prescribed by the Charter of the City of Detroit. 1 This suit challenges that restric tion as violative of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
In an opinion published at 345 F.Supp. 719 (E.D.Mich.1972) the District Court found the challenged charter provision to be unconstitutional. The District Judge held that the restriction could not withstand the scrutiny of the equal protection clause, because the City was unable to demonstrate a compelling state interest in its support. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Kenneth A. Plante v. Larry Gonzalez, Etc., Jon C. Thomas v. Larry Gonzalez, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- 19 Fair empl.prac.cas. 418, 19 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9188 Raymond E. Trafelet v. James R. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- John Stiles v. Roy D. Blunt, William L. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Paul Eugene Owens v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Rittenband v. CoryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
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