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Boddie v. Connecticut, 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
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Boddie v. Connecticut, 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
Boddie v. Connecticut No. 27 Argued December 8, 1969 Reargued November 17, 1970 Decided March 2, 1971 401 U.S. 371
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
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In view of the basic position of the marriage relationship in our society and the state monopolization of the means for dissolving that relationship, due process of law prohibits a State from denying, solely because of inability to pay court fees and costs, access to its courts to indigents who, in good faith, seek judicial dissolution of their marriage. Pp. 374-383.
286 F.Supp. 968, reversed.
HARLAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BURGER, C.J., and STEWART, WHITE, MARSHALL, and BLACKMUN, JJ., joined. DOUGLAS, J., filed an opinion concurring in the result, post, p. 383. BRENNAN, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, post, p. 386. BLACK, J., filed a dissenting opinion, post, p. 389.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Boddie v. Connecticut, 401 U.S. 371 (1971) in 401 U.S. 371 401 U.S. 372. Original Sources, accessed May 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NASY9IGEAICNS5I.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Boddie v. Connecticut, 401 U.S. 371 (1971), in 401 U.S. 371, page 401 U.S. 372. Original Sources. 19 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NASY9IGEAICNS5I.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Boddie v. Connecticut, 401 U.S. 371 (1971). cited in 1971, 401 U.S. 371, pp.401 U.S. 372. Original Sources, retrieved 19 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NASY9IGEAICNS5I.
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