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GENERAL TELEPHONE CO. v. EEOC

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Case Basics

Docket No.

79-488

Petitioner

General Telephone Co.

Respondent

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Decided By

Burger Court (1975-1981)

Opinion

446 U.S. 318 (1980)

Argued

March 25-26, 1980

Decided

Monday, May 12, 1980

Advocates

James R. Dickens

(on behalf of the Petitioners)

Lawrence G. Wallace

(on behalf of the Respondents)

Term:

1970-1979
- 1979

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Argument

General Telephone Co. v. EEOC - Oral Argument, Part 1

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General Telephone Co. v. EEOC - Oral Argument, Part 2

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Conclusion

Decision: 5 votes for EEOC, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

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GENERAL TELEPHONE CO. v. EEOC. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 28 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_79_488>.

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