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U.S. Postal Service Bd. Of Govs. v. Aikens

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Jack Greenberg (on behalf of the Respondent)
Lawrence G. Wallace (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-1044
Petitioner: 
U.S. Postal Service Bd. Of Govs.
Respondent: 
Aikens
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
460 U.S. 711 (1983)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 9, 1982
Decided: 
Monday, April 4, 1983
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, U.S. Postal Service Bd. Of Govs. v. Aikens , 460 U.S. 711 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_1044)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for U.S. Postal Service Bd. Of Govs., 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

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Marshall
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's concurrence
Brennan
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Stevens
Wrote a regular concurrence
Blackmun
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White
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Powell
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Burger
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O'Connor
Wrote the majority opinion
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Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist