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Electrical Workers v. Robbins & Myers, Inc.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
75-1264
Petitioner: 
Electrical Workers
Respondent: 
Robbins & Myers, Inc.
Consolidation: 
No. 75-1276
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
429 U.S. 229 (1976)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 9, 1976
Decided: 
Monday, December 20, 1976
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination

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The Oyez Project, Electrical Workers v. Robbins & Myers, Inc. , 429 U.S. 229 (1976)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_1264)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Electrical Workers, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Co-authored a special concurrence
Brennan
Co-authored a special concurrence
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Co-authored a special concurrence
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Co-authored a special concurrence
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist