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Cooper v. Federal Reserve Bank Of Richmond

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Eric Schnapper (on behalf of petitioners)
Harriet S. Shapiro (on behalf of the U.S. and EEOC as amicus curiae)
George R. Hodges (on behalf of the respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-185
Petitioner: 
Cooper
Respondent: 
Federal Reserve Bank Of Richmond
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
467 U.S. 867 (1984)
Argued: 
Monday, March 19, 1984
Decided: 
Monday, June 25, 1984
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Cooper v. Federal Reserve Bank Of Richmond , 467 U.S. 867 (1984)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_83_185)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Cooper, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1981)

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Burger
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Brennan
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White
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Marshall
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Blackmun
Did not participate
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
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O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens