United States v. Virginia
1996 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515 (1996), is a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the long-standing male-only admission policy of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in a 7–1 decision. Justice Clarence Thomas, whose son was enrolled at the university at the time, recused himself.[1]
Quick Facts United States v. Virginia, Argued January 17, 1996 Decided June 26, 1996 ...
United States v. Virginia | |
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Argued January 17, 1996 Decided June 26, 1996 | |
Full case name | United States v. Virginia et al. |
Citations | 518 U.S. 515 (more) 116 S. Ct. 2264; 135 L. Ed. 2d 735; 1996 U.S. LEXIS 4259; 64 U.S.L.W. 4638; 96 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4694; 96 Daily Journal DAR 7573; 10 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 93 |
Case history | |
Prior | Judgment for defendants, 766 F. Supp. 1407 (W.D. Va. 1991) vacated, 976 F.2d 890 (4th Cir. 1992), certiorari denied, 508 U.S. 946 (1993), on remand, judgment for defendants, 852 F. Supp. 471 (W.D. Va. 1994), aff'd, 44 F.3d 1229 (4th Cir. 1995), motion for rehearing en banc denied, 52 F.3d 90 (4th Cir. 1995), certiorari granted 516 U.S. 910 (1995). |
Holding | |
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Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Ginsburg, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer |
Concurrence | Rehnquist (in judgment) |
Dissent | Scalia |
Thomas took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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