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EEOC v. Associated Dry Goods Corp.

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Advocates
Roger S. Kaplan (on behalf of the Respondent)
Barry Sullivan (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-1068
Petitioner: 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Respondent: 
Associated Dry Goods Corp.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
449 U.S. 590 (1981)
Argued: 
Monday, November 3, 1980
Decided: 
Monday, January 26, 1981
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, EEOC v. Associated Dry Goods Corp. , 449 U.S. 590 (1981)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_1068)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for EEOC, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Did not participate
Powell
Did not participate
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart