Sunday, March 25, 2012

Bradwell v. Illinois case brief

Bradwell v. Illinois (1873)
Facts: Bradwell’s application to IL bar rejected on the basis that she is a married woman.

Holding:
SC affirmed and upheld IL law prohibiting women from having licenses to practice law.
Miller said Bradwell’s argument that this violated the P or I clause did not apply b/c admission to the bar of a state is not one of the privileges and immunities of US citizenship. P or I did not apply to Bradwell b/c married women were seen as possessions of their husbands at that time. She is a citizen of the US and IL, however.
Slaughterhouse was decided the day before, this case effectively nullified the P or I clause.

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