Palmore v. Sidoti
United States Supreme Court
466 U.S. 429 (1984)
After divorcing, Linda Sidoti Palmore (defendant) married Clarence Palmore, an African American man, and her ex-husband Anthony Sidoti (plaintiff) sought sole custody based on "changed conditions," though the Florida trial court made no findings that Linda had improperly cared for the child; instead, relying on a counselor's recommendation, the court awarded custody to Anthony solely on the ground that the child would face racial stigma from society due to her mother's interracial marriage, and the Florida Supreme Court affirmed.
Whether removing custody of a child from her mother based on the risk of societal racial bias resulting from the mother's interracial relationship violates the Equal Protection Clause.