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Guardians Assn. v. Civil Service Comm'n, N. Y. C.

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Guardians Assn. v. Civil Service Comm'n, N. Y. C. - Oral Argument
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Advocates
Christopher Crowley (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Leonard J. Koerner (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-431
Petitioner: 
Guardians Assn.
Respondent: 
Civil Service Comm'n, N. Y. C.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
463 U.S. 582 (1983)
Argued: 
Monday, November 1, 1982
Decided: 
Friday, July 1, 1983
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination

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The Oyez Project, Guardians Assn. v. Civil Service Comm'n, N. Y. C. , 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_431)
(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: 5 votes for Civil Service Comm'n, N. Y. C., 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI

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

Judgment of the Court by Justice Byron R. White