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.

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

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.