invalidating rule requiring the abandonment upon marriage of surname that was applied to women but not to men
How later courts described this case
- invalidating rule requiring the abandonment upon marriage of surname that was applied to women but not to men
- invalidating rule requiring abandonment upon marriage of surname that was applied to women, but not to men
- backpay award to employee who was suspended for refusing to use married name
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The opinion
CELEBREZZE, Judge,
dissenting.
I would affirm for the reasons set forth in Judge Bailey Brown’s opinion, and this Court’s decision in Whitlow v. Hodges, 539 F.2d 582 (6th Cir. 1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1029 , 97 S.Ct. 654 , 50 L.Ed.2d 632 (1976).