Rights of illegitimates: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Rights of illegitimates,” part of the Civil Rights area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 21 decisions, newest first

• Lorelyn Penero Miller v. Madeleine K. Albright
  523 U.S. 420Decided April 22, 19986–3John Paul Stevens
• Clark v. JeterLaw held unconstitutional
  486 U.S. 456Decided June 6, 19889–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Reed v. Campbell
  476 U.S. 852Decided June 11, 19869–0John Paul Stevens
• Pickett v. BrownLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 1Decided June 6, 19839–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Mills v. HabluetzelLaw held unconstitutional
  456 U.S. 91Decided April 5, 19829–0William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Clark
  445 U.S. 23Decided February 26, 19807–2Thurgood Marshall
• Califano v. Boles
  443 U.S. 282Decided June 27, 19795–4William H. Rehnquist
• Lalli v. Lalli
  439 U.S. 259Decided December 11, 19785–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Trimble v. GordonLaw held unconstitutional
  430 U.S. 762Decided April 26, 19775–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Fiallo v. Bell
  430 U.S. 787Decided April 26, 19776–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Mathews v. Lucas
  427 U.S. 495Decided June 29, 19766–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Norton v. Mathews
  427 U.S. 524Decided June 29, 19766–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Jimenez v. WeinbergerLaw held unconstitutional
  417 U.S. 628Decided June 19, 19748–1Warren E. Burger
• New Jersey Welfare Rights Organization v. CahillLaw held unconstitutional
  411 U.S. 619Decided May 7, 19738–1Per curiam
• Linda R. S. v. Richard D.
  410 U.S. 614Decided March 5, 19735–4Thurgood Marshall
• Gomez v. PerezLaw held unconstitutional
  409 U.S. 535Decided January 17, 19737–2Per curiam
• Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Law held unconstitutional
  406 U.S. 164Decided April 24, 19728–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Willis v. Prudential Insurance Company of America
  405 U.S. 318Decided March 20, 19724–4
• Labine v. Vincent
  401 U.S. 532Decided March 29, 19715–4Hugo L. Black
• Levy v. Louisiana Through the Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans Board of AdministratorsLaw held unconstitutional
  391 U.S. 68Decided May 20, 19686–3William O. Douglas
• Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co.Law held unconstitutional
  391 U.S. 73Decided May 20, 19686–3William O. Douglas

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error