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General Building Contractors Assn. v. Pa.

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John G. Kester (on behalf of Petitioners in 81-280 et al)
Harold I. Goodman (on behalf of Respondents)
John J. Mc Aleese, Jr. (on behalf of Petitioners in 81-330 et al)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-280
Petitioner: 
General Building Contractors Assn.
Respondent: 
Pa.
Consolidation: 
No. 81-330
No. 81-331
No. 81-332
No. 81-333
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
458 U.S. 375 (1982)
Argued: 
Wednesday, March 3, 1982
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 29, 1982
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Liability, Civil Rights Acts

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The Oyez Project, General Building Contractors Assn. v. Pa. , 458 U.S. 375 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_81_280)
(last visited Sunday, November 22, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for General Building Contractors Assn., 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1981)

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Wrote a special concurrence
Stevens
Wrote a regular concurrence
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist