Justice Stevens

We had a case this morning, just to be concrete, involving... a law that would not permit males to make certain purchases that females could make and was attacked as a discrimination against males.

We had a case this morning, just to be concrete, involving... a law that would not permit males to make certain purchases that females could make and was attacked as a discrimination against males.

My question is whether we should examine that law under a same or a different standard than if it were a discrimination against the other sex.

My question is whether we should examine that law under a same or a different standard than if it were a discrimination against the other sex.

But your answer always depends on their finding some discrimination against females. Is it your view that there is no discrimination against males?

But your answer always depends on their finding some discrimination against females. Is it your view that there is no discrimination against males?

If there is such discrimination, is it to be tested by the same or by a different standard from discrimination against females?

If there is such discrimination, is it to be tested by the same or by a different standard from discrimination against females?

Is that a yes or a no answer? I just don't understand you. Are you trying to avoid the question?

Is that a yes or a no answer? I just don't understand you. Are you trying to avoid the question?

So your case depends then on our analyzing this case as a discrimination against women.

So your case depends then on our analyzing this case as a discrimination against women.

We had a case this morning, just to be concrete, involving... a law that would not permit males to make certain purchases that females could make and was attacked as a discrimination against males.

My question is whether we should examine that law under a same or a different standard than if it were a discrimination against the other sex.

But your answer always depends on their finding some discrimination against females. Is it your view that there is no discrimination against males?

If there is such discrimination, is it to be tested by the same or by a different standard from discrimination against females?

Is that a yes or a no answer? I just don't understand you. Are you trying to avoid the question?

So your case depends then on our analyzing this case as a discrimination against women.