In this case, the ACLU represented Carolyn Bobb, a bankruptcy lawyer who, on January 26, 1982, was held in contempt of court during voir dire questioning (preliminary questioning of a witness or juror by a judge) by a trial judge for jury duty. Bobb refused to answer questions about whether or not she had a husband, arguing that such a line of questioning was sexist, since male jurors were not asked the same questions. Bobb spent a day in jail for her refusal to answer these questions, and, on appeal, was found to be improperly held in contempt of court. The court "found no compelling state interest for posing certain questions to female jurors, but not to male jurors" and found that forcing Bobb to answer these questions denied her equal protection under the law.