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Hishon v. King & Spalding

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Advocates
Emmit J. Bondurant, II (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Paul M. Bator (as amicus curiae)
Charles Morgan, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
82-940
Petitioner: 
Hishon
Respondent: 
King & Spalding
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
467 U.S. 69 (1984)
Argued: 
Monday, October 31, 1983
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 22, 1984
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Sex Discrimination in Employment
Categories: 
gender, freedom of association, employment

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The Oyez Project, Hishon v. King & Spalding , 467 U.S. 69 (1984)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_82_940)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

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

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Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger