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General Electric Co. v. Gilbert

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
74-1589
Petitioner: 
General Electric Co.
Respondent: 
Gilbert
Consolidation: 
No. 74-1590
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
429 U.S. 125 (1976)
Argued: 
January 19-20, 1976
Reargued: 
Wednesday, October 13, 1976
Decided: 
Tuesday, December 7, 1976
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Sex Discrimination in Employment

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The Oyez Project, General Electric Co. v. Gilbert , 429 U.S. 125 (1976)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_1589)
(last visited Friday, November 6, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for General Electric Co., 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a regular concurrence
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist