Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Means v. Wortham
513 U.S. 979
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1994-10-31
- Topic
- employee-benefits-and-executive-compensation
How later courts describe this case
- “marital status classifications have never been accorded any heightened scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause of [the federal constitution].”
- “if an inconsistency existed, however, the Federal Regulations, which do not have the force of a federal statute, would have to bow to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which do.”
Citator
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C. A. 5th Cir. Motions of National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys et al., Federal Bar Association, and 403 Attorney-Employees of the U. S. Department of Justice for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Certiorari denied.