Bradwell v. Illinois

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:case_analysis Used as a case study in law schools
gptkbp:case_number No. 1, 1873
Myra Bradwell was denied a law license
gptkbp:case_outcome 7-1 decision
Reaffirmed traditional gender roles
gptkbp:case_significance Highlighted gender discrimination in law
gptkbp:case_types Constitutional law case
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
January 15, 1873
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Joseph_P._Bradley
gptkb:Justice_William_Strong
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in women's history courses
gptkbp:historical_context Post-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_significance Significant in the fight for women's rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bradwell v. Illinois
gptkbp:impact Influenced the women's rights movement
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkb:feminism
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Myra_Bradwell
gptkb:State_of_Illinois
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Law review articles
Legal scholars
Legal textbooks
Supreme Court decisions
Judicial opinions
Civil rights cases
Gender studies research
Constitutional law discussions
16 Wall. 130 (1873)
Feminist legal theorists
gptkbp:judges 5 justices in majority
gptkbp:judicial_review 2 justices dissented
Judicial review of state law
Judicial review upheld state law
gptkbp:legal_context 19th-century American law
gptkbp:legal_framework Part of the legal framework for gender equality
Impact on future legal interpretations of gender equality
gptkbp:legal_issue Women's right to practice law
gptkbp:legal_outcome Denied Myra Bradwell's application
gptkbp:legal_representation Examined in constitutional law courses
gptkbp:notable_quote Justice Bradley's opinion on women's roles
gptkbp:outcome Court upheld the denial of a law license to Myra Bradwell
gptkbp:precedent Set precedent for future gender discrimination cases
Subsequent cases regarding gender discrimination
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Samuel_F._Miller
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Craig_v._Boren
gptkb:Reed_v._Reed
gptkb:Frontiero_v._Richardson
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Analyzed in legal studies
gptkbp:significance First major case on women's professional rights
gptkbp:subsequent_history Overturned by later rulings on gender equality
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5