Brown v. GSA

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Advocates
Lawrence G. Wallace (argued the cause for respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
74-768
Petitioner: 
Brown
Respondent: 
General Services Administration
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
425 U.S. 820 (1976)
Argued: 
March 1-2, 1976

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Brown v. GSA , 425 U.S. 820 (1976)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_768)
Facts of the Case: 

None

Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for GSA, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

Sort by Ideology

Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Did not participate
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart