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In ''Linda R. S. v. Richard D.'', 410 U.S. 614 (1973), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] considered a lawsuit by the mother of an illegitimate child to enjoin "discriminatory application" by Texas law enforcement authorities of a state statute imposing criminal liability for breach of child support duties.  

In '''''Linda R. S. v. Richard D.''''', 410 U.S. 614 (1973), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] considered a lawsuit by the mother of an illegitimate child to enjoin "discriminatory application" by Texas law enforcement authorities of a state statute imposing criminal liability for breach of child support duties.  

The authorities enforced the statute only against fathers of legitimate children, which practice the plaintiff alleged to be in violation of the [[Equal Protection Clause]]. The Court held "that, in the unique context of a challenge to a criminal statute, appellant has failed to allege a sufficient nexus between her injury and the government action which she attacks to justify judicial intervention." 410 U.S. at 617-618.  

The authorities enforced the statute only against fathers of legitimate children, which practice the plaintiff alleged to be in violation of the [[Equal Protection Clause]]. The Court held "that, in the unique context of a challenge to a criminal statute, appellant has failed to allege a sufficient nexus between her injury and the government action which she attacks to justify judicial intervention." 410 U.S. at 617-618.