Note how the Court goes about overturning Plessy v. Ferguson in Brown v. Board of Ed. Clearly there are inherent differences between men and women. The goal of this group is to determine when it is appropriate for different laws to apply to men and women. Sonoma County Frontiero v. Richardson Craig v. Boren Sexual Discrimination Homosexuality is not a mainstream lifestyle.
Homosexuals form a minority group that is often abused and mistreated by the majority.
Many important distinctions exist between the military and civilan lifestyles. Each team has learned about different issues related to the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Now imagine that each one of you is a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Each of you should read through the case indvidually and then return for group discussion. After reading this case, the Court should convene to discuss the facts of the case, and focus on how this case relates to the others that they have read.