Orr v. Orr
Significance, Questions Never Asked, A Woman's Place Is . . ., A Divorce Decision Changes The Meaning Of Marriage
Appellant
William Herbert Orr
Appellee
Lillian M. Orr
Appellant's Claim
That Alabama's alimony statutes were unconstitutional.
Chief Lawyer for Appellant
John L. Capell III
Chief Lawyer for Appellee
W. F. Horsley
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr. (writing for the Court), Thurgood Marshall, John Paul Stevens, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
5 March 1979
Decision
Invalidated Alabama's statutes by which husbands, but not wives, might be required to pay alimony upon divorce.
Related Cases
- Stanton v. Stanton, 421 U.S. 7 (1975).
- Califano v. Webster, 430 U.S. 313 (1977).
Sources
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, Vol. 1. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 1998.
Further Readings
- Goldstein, Leslie Friedman. The Constitutional Rights of Women, rev. ed. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1989.
- New York Times, March 1979, pp. 6, 7, 11.
- O'Connor, Sandra Day. "Women and the Constitution: A Bicentennial Perspective." in Women, Politics and the Constitution. Naomi B. Lynn, ed. Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park Press, 1990.
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