Gomez v. Perez
Supreme Court of the United States
Gomez v. Perez
Appeal from the Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fourth Supreme Judicial District
No. 71-575. Argued: December 6, 1972 --- Decided: January 17, 1973
Texas law denying right of paternal support to illegitimate children while granting it to legitimate children violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Cf. Levy v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 68; Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., 406 U.S. 164.
466 S.W.2d 41, reversed and remanded.
Stanley Dalton Wright argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were Melvin N. Eichelbaum and Harry B. Adams III.
Joseph Jaworski, by invitation of the Court, 408 U.S. 942, argued the cause and filed a brief as amicus curiae in support of the judgment below.
Norman Dorsen, Melvin L. Wulf, and Sanford Jay Rosen filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union as amicus curiae urging reversal.
Crawford C. Martin, Attorney General, Nola White, First Assistant Attorney General, Alfred Walker, Executive Assistant Attorney General, and J.C. Davis and Pat Bailey, Assistant Attorneys General, filed a brief for the State of Texas as amicus curiae urging affirmance.
PER CURIAM.