Craig v. Boren
United States Supreme Court
429 U.S. 190, 97 S. Ct. 451, 50 L. Ed. 2d 397 (1976)
- Written by Megan Petersen, JD
Facts
An Oklahoma statute prohibited the sale of “non-intoxicating” 3.2 percent alcoholic beer to males under the age of 21 but permitted the sale of such beer to females over the age of 18. Craig (plaintiff), a liquor vendor in Oklahoma, brought suit against Boren (defendant), an Oklahoma state official, in federal district court on the grounds that the law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court upheld the statute, holding that statistical evidence regarding young men’s drunk-driving arrests and traffic injuries demonstrated that the gender-based discrimination was substantially related to the achievement of traffic safety on Oklahoma roads. Craig appealed to the United States Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Brennan, J.)
Concurrence (Stevens, J.)
Concurrence (Powell, J.)
Dissent (Burger, C.J.)
Dissent (Rehnquist, J.)
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