QUESTIONS

• How does this effect the nation?
• How where the two parties related?
• What was the Supreme courts ruling?

REED V REED

BACKGROUND

• Sally Reed mother: Appelant
• Cecil Reed father:Appellee
• Richard Lynn Reed

REASON

• "Males must be preferred to females"

INFO

• Argued in Supreme Court in Oct 19, 1971
• Decided in Supreme Court in Nov 22, 1971
• Charles S. Stout argued for appellee
• Allen R. Derry argued for appellant

RULING

• Unanimous decision that the dissimilar treatment of men and women was unconstitutional.

SOURCES

• https://www.oyez.org/cases/1971/70-4
• http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/404/71.html

QUESTIONS

• How does this effect the nation?
• How where the two parties related?
• What was the Supreme courts ruling?