Levy v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 68 (1968), is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. This decision deals primarily with the civil rights of illegitimate children, specifically in regards to their ability to sue on a deceased parent's behalf. It held that the right of recovery may not be denied merely because a person is the illegitimate child of the deceased, because such a law would violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Warning: template has been deprecated.
See 89 S.Ct. 65.
Norman Dorsen, New York City, for appellant.
William A. Porteous, III, New Orleans, La., for appellees.
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.
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