Goesaert v. Cleary (1948)
by Felix Frankfurter
Syllabus

Goesaert v. Cleary, 335 U.S. 464 (1948), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld a Michigan law which prohibited women from being employed as bartenders unless their father or husband owned the establishment. Craig v. Boren, 429 U.S. 190 (1976) subsequently overruled Goesaert.

903924Goesaert v. Cleary — SyllabusFelix Frankfurter
Court Documents

United States Supreme Court

335 U.S. 464

Goesaert  v.  Cleary

 Argued: Nov. 19, 1948. --- Decided: Dec 20, 1948

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Anne R. Davidow, of Detroit, Mich., for appellant.

Mr. Edmund E. Shepherd, of Lansing, Mich., for appellees.

Mr. Justice FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

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