Legal Opinion
Doe v. Norton
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided September 5, 1973No. Civ. 15579, 15589PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
BLUMENFELD, District Judge:
By this action, the plaintiffs1 challenge the constitutionality of Public Act 439 § 4 (1971), Conn.Gen.Stats. § 52-440b.2 The challenged statute is part of a comprehensive legislative scheme whereby the mother of any illegitimate child is legally obligated to disclose the name of her child’s biological father and to prosecute a paternity action against the named putative father.3 The plaintiffs rely upon the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for a cause of action and upon 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) for this…
2Cases cited78 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Lehr v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Thompson v. JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Shirley v. LavineDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1973
- Chambers v. KleinDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1976
- Doe v. MaherDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1976
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