Frontiero v. Richardson

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Frontiero v. Richardson
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https://doi.org/10.3735/9781961844025.book-part-130

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Abstract

The case of Frontiero v. Richardson, argued in January of 1973, brought to light a form of discrimination in the armed forces highlightedby the increasing numbers of female military personnel. Lieutenant Sharron Frontiero had sought to have a dependent’s allowance for her husband, something that was automatically allowed for the wife of an active-duty servicemember. For a husband to qualify for the dependent’s allowance, the active-duty member had to demonstrate that more than one-half of the spouse’s support came from the pay and allowances of the member of the armed forces.

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