Julia Longoria
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About two months later, December 20th, 1976, Justice William Brennan announces that the court is striking down the beer law.
About two months later, December 20th, 1976, Justice William Brennan announces that the court is striking down the beer law.
This silly beer case was basically the first time the court clearly said that when you discriminate based on gender, you need to pass a harder test. It wasn't as rigorous as race. It wasn't strict scrutiny. They settled on a standard that we now call intermediate scrutiny. And it was pretty damn close. RBG would go on to strengthen this standard over time, but this was the case.
This silly beer case was basically the first time the court clearly said that when you discriminate based on gender, you need to pass a harder test. It wasn't as rigorous as race. It wasn't strict scrutiny. They settled on a standard that we now call intermediate scrutiny. And it was pretty damn close. RBG would go on to strengthen this standard over time, but this was the case.
This silly beer case was basically the first time the court clearly said that when you discriminate based on gender, you need to pass a harder test. It wasn't as rigorous as race. It wasn't strict scrutiny. They settled on a standard that we now call intermediate scrutiny. And it was pretty damn close. RBG would go on to strengthen this standard over time, but this was the case.
That first got us a kind of equal rights amendment through a side door.
That first got us a kind of equal rights amendment through a side door.
That first got us a kind of equal rights amendment through a side door.
Carolyn says that for decades after this case, she didn't understand what it meant. She didn't understand what it meant as a legal principle or that it ushered in this new era for women in this country. But even so, in her own life, this case was a beginning.
Carolyn says that for decades after this case, she didn't understand what it meant. She didn't understand what it meant as a legal principle or that it ushered in this new era for women in this country. But even so, in her own life, this case was a beginning.
Carolyn says that for decades after this case, she didn't understand what it meant. She didn't understand what it meant as a legal principle or that it ushered in this new era for women in this country. But even so, in her own life, this case was a beginning.