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male
class
therefore
join
part
ii
opinion
however
agree
missouri
failed
justify
disparate
treatment
persons
strong
claim
equal
treatment
similarly
situated
surviving
spouses
see
califano
goldfarb
supra
stevens
concurring
judgment
statute
violates
equal
protection
clause
fourteenth
amendment
reason
concur
judgment
claim
wage
earner
pay
affected
missouri
statute
whether
wage
earner
single
married
married
whether
spouse
male
female
dependent
independent
wage
earner
pay