This section contains the nature of the case and procedural background.

In Michigan, bartenders were required in all cities having a population of 50,000 or more, but no female would be so licensed unless 'the wife or daughter of the male owner' of a licensed liquor establishment. P claimed the law infringed on the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. A three-judge district court denied P injunction relief and P appealed.

The legal issues presented in this case will be displayed here.

The court's holding and decision will be displayed here.

Legal analysis from Dean's Law Dictionary will be displayed here.