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Pullman-Standard v. Swint

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Advocates
Elaine R. Jones (on behalf of the Respondents)
Michael H. Gottesman (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
80-1190
Petitioner: 
Pullman-Standard
Respondent: 
Swint
Consolidation: 
No. 80-1193
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
456 U.S. 273 (1982)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 19, 1982
Decided: 
Tuesday, April 27, 1982
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Pullman-Standard v. Swint , 456 U.S. 273 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_1190)
(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 Pullman-Standard, 2 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
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a special concurrence
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White