Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur

Case Date: 07/22/1974

Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur, 414 U.S. 632 (1974)[1] found that overly restrictive maternity leave regulations in public schools violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision, which unequivocally struck down mandatory maternity leave rules, was a triumph for the women's movement.