Filc v. 221 Someplace Else, Ltd.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• declaring unconstitutional a Texas law requiring that paternity suit be brought before a child reaches age of one year
• applying intermediate scrutiny and invalidating one-year statute of limitations for paternity suits brought on behalf of out of wedlock children
• applying heightened scrutiny to one-year period for establishing paternity and finding that it failed to provide illegitimate children with an adequate opportunity to obtain parental support
• striking as “unrealistically short” a one-year time limit on bringing paternity suits for children born out of wedlock
• striking down as unconstitutional a Texas one-year statute of limitations on paternity suits brought on behalf of illegitimate children
• striking down a Texas one-year statute of limitations for paternity actions as a denial of equal protection

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).