Levy v. Louisiana
| Levy v. Louisiana | |
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| Argued March 27, 1968 Decided May 20, 1968 | |
| Full case name | Louise Levy, Administratrix v. Louisiana through the Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans Board of Administrators, et al. |
| Citations | 391 U.S. 68 (more) 88 S. Ct. 1509; 20 L. Ed. 2d 436; 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1629 |
| Holding | |
| The right of recovery may not be denied merely because a person is the illegitimate child of the deceased, because such a law would violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Douglas, joined by Warren, Brennan, White, Fortas, Marshall |
| Dissent | Harlan, joined by Black, Stewart |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
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Levy v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 68 (1968), is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. This decision deals primarily with the civil rights of illegitimate children, specifically regarding their ability to sue on a deceased parent's behalf. It held that the right of recovery may not be denied merely because a person is the illegitimate child of the deceased because such a law would violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.