Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
Supreme Court of the United States, 1982
458 U.S. 718
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Brief Fact Summary
A state statute excludes males from enrolling in a state-supported professional nursing school.
Rule of Law and Holding
The policy of petitioner Mississippi University for Women (MUW), a state-supported university which has from its inception limited its enrollment to women, of denying otherwise qualified males the right to enroll for credit in its School of Nursing violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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