Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Vorchheimer v. School Dist. of Philadelphia
430 U.S. 703
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1977-04-19
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding that a school board’s offering of an optional single-sex public school did not violate the Equal Protection Clause
- upholding separate but substantially equal high school educational opportunities for boys and girls
- separate boys' and girls' schools permissible
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430 U.S. 703 (1977)
VORCHHEIMER
No. 76-37.
VORCHHEIMER
v.
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA ET AL.
No. 76-37.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued February 22, 1977. Decided April 19, 1977. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT.Sharon K. Wallis argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Melvin L. Wulf.
Alan H. Gilbert argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Edward B. Soken.[*]
PER CURIAM.
The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.
MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
NOTES
[*] Solicitor General Bork filed a brief for the United States as amicus curiae.