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Christiansburg Garment Co. v. EEOC

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
76-1383
Petitioner: 
Christiansburg Garment Co.
Respondent: 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
434 U.S. 412 (1978)
Argued: 
November 28-29, 1977
Decided: 
Monday, January 23, 1978
Issues: 
Attorneys, Attorneys' Fees

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The Oyez Project, Christiansburg Garment Co. v. EEOC , 434 U.S. 412 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_76_1383)
(last visited Saturday, November 28, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for EEOC, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

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