The 1961 case Hoyt v. Florida, which upheld a law that made it harder for women to serve on juries, was one of the few instances where the Warren Court:
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Correct answer: Limited 14th Amendment rights
In Hoyt, the Court unanimously upheld a Florida statute that only placed women on jury lists if they volunteered. This reflected a more traditional view of gender roles that the Court would eventually move away from in later years.
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