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From Suffrage to the Senate America's Political Women: An Encyclopedia of Leaders, Causes & Issues

Craig v. Boren (1976)

In Craig v. Boren, the U.S. Supreme Court found gender-based discrimination in an Oklahoma law unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment. Women 18 and over were permitted to purchase 3.2 percent beer in Oklahoma, but men had to be 21 years old to legally purchase it. Oklahoma cited traffic safety as the reason for the differences, pointing out that in a given period more than 400 men were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, but only 24 women had been arrested in the same period. In the decision, the Court created an intermediary scrutiny standard, explaining that “classifications by gender must serve important governmental objectives and be substantially related to these objectives.”

See also: Fourteenth Amendment

References: Craig v. Boren, 429 U.S. 190 (1976).

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