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Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano

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Abram Chayes (on behalf of Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc)
Lewis M. Steel (on behalf of Avagliano et al)
Lawrence G. Wallace (on behalf of the United States as amicus curiae)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
80-2070
Petitioner: 
Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc.
Respondent: 
Avagliano
Consolidation: 
No. 81-24
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
457 U.S. 176 (1982)
Argued: 
Monday, April 26, 1982
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 15, 1982
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination

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The Oyez Project, Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano , 457 U.S. 176 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_2070)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Avagliano, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

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