Constitutional Law-Equal Protection-Utah Statute Setting Different Ages of Majority for Males and Females Is Unconstitutional. Stanton v. Stanton, 421 U.S. 7 (1975)

This article analyzes the seminal Supreme Court decision in Stanton v. Stanton, in which the Supreme Court struck down a Utah law that distinguished the age of majority for men and for women. The article explains the Supreme Court’s reasoning in Stanton, specifically its reliance on the precedent established in Reed v. Reed.