Gomez v. Perez

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that denying a child a judicially enforceable right to needed support simply because its natural father is not married to its mother is not constitutionally justifiable
• holding that an illegitimate child is guaranteed a right of support from his father
• holding the state could show no constitutionally sufficient justification for refusing to recognize illegitimate children's enforceable right to support from their biological fathers when the state recognized such right with respect to legitimate children
• holding the state could show no constitutionally sufficient justification for refusing to recognize illegitimate children’s enforceable right to support from their biological fathers when the state recognized such right with respect to legitimate children
• applying strict scrutiny to a state statute concerning rights of illegitimate children
• illegitimate and legitimate children must be treated the same for purposes of child support from the father

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Cited by

337 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
  Supreme Court· 1973-04-23· cited 3,699×
• Linda R. S. v. Richard D.
  Supreme Court· 1973-03-05· cited 1,991×
• Linda RS v. Richard D.
  Supreme Court· 1973-03-05· cited 1,057×
• Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Bell
  Supreme Court· 1977-04-26· cited 821×
• Caban v. Mohammed
  Supreme Court· 1979-04-24· cited 738×
• Michael H. v. Gerald D.
  Supreme Court· 1989-08-30· cited 719×
• Trimble v. Gordon
  Supreme Court· 1977-04-26· cited 698×
• Clark v. Jeter
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-06· cited 679×
• Mathews v. Lucas
  Supreme Court· 1976-06-29· cited 621×
• Lalli v. Lalli
  Supreme Court· 1978-12-11· cited 430×
• Mills v. Habluetzel
  Supreme Court· 1982-04-05· cited 349×
• In the Interest of J.W.T.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1994-03-30· cited 330×
• Pickett v. Brown
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-06· cited 309×
• Parham v. Hughes
  Supreme Court· 1979-04-24· cited 300×
• Brown v. Merlo
  California Supreme Court· 1973-02-20· cited 294×
• Mendillo v. Board of Education
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-08-25· cited 190×
• In re the Adoption of Malpica-Orsini
  New York Court of Appeals· 1975-05-08· cited 156×
• Kopp v. Fair Political Practices Commission
  California Supreme Court· 1995-11-30· cited 155×
• Matter of Jacob
  New York Court of Appeals· 1995-11-02· cited 154×
• Norman Purnell, Administrator of the Estate of Armstead Land, A/K/A Armstad Land v. City of Akron v. Damon Campbell Carissa Campbell
  Sixth Circuit· 1991-02-13· cited 134×

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Stanley v. Illinois
  Supreme Court· 1972-04-03· cited 5,889×
• Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
  Supreme Court· 1972-04-24· cited 801×
• Carrington v. Rash
  Supreme Court· 1965-03-01· cited 743×
• Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity Hospital
  Supreme Court· 1968-10-14· cited 703×
• Mishkin v. New York
  Supreme Court· 1966-03-21· cited 464×
• Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance
  Supreme Court· 1968-05-20· cited 331×
• Home of the Holy Infancy v. Kaska
  Texas Supreme Court· 1965-11-03· cited 51×
• Davis Ex Rel. Swilley v. Richardson
  D. Connecticut· 1972-05-08· cited 48×
• Griffin v. Richardson
  D. Maryland· 1972-07-06· cited 46×
• Lane v. Philips
  Texas Supreme Court· 1887-12-02· cited 38×
• Curtin v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1950-12-13· cited 17×
• Bjorgo v. Bjorgo
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1965-05-03· cited 10×

Other cases named Gomez v. Perez

3 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Gomez v. Perez
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-26
• Gomez v. Perez
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-29
• Gomez v. Perez
  Supreme Court· 1972-10-10