United States v. Virginia

…gender-related admissions cases, notably including United States v. Virginia (1996), in which it found that the Virginia Military Institute’s refusal to admit women violated the equal protection clause.

…wrote the majority’s opinion in United States v. Virginia (1996), which held that the men-only admission policy of a state-run university, the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), violated the equal protection clause. Rejecting VMI’s contention that its program of military-focused education was unsuitable for women, Ginsburg noted that the program was…