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New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. Carey

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James I. Meyerson (on behalf of the Respondent)
Albert N. Proujansky (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Harriet S. Shapiro (as amicus curiae)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-192
Petitioner: 
New York Gaslight Club, Inc.
Respondent: 
Carey
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
447 U.S. 54 (1980)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 19, 1980
Decided: 
Monday, June 9, 1980
Issues: 
Attorneys, Attorneys' Fees

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The Oyez Project, New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. Carey , 447 U.S. 54 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_79_192)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Carey, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

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

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun