Favorable state Supreme Court decision holding that women have a common law right to use the name of their choice on their driver’s license and motor vehicle registration.
Traugott v. Petit
Attorney(s)
Sheila Cabra Sousa
Date filed
March 28, 1979
Status
Closed
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