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Anderson v. Bessemer City

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Carolyn F. Corwin (as amici curiae)
Philip M. Van Hoy (on behalf of the Respondent)
Jonathan Wallas (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-1623
Petitioner: 
Anderson
Respondent: 
Bessemer City
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
470 U.S. 564 (1985)
Argued: 
Monday, December 3, 1984
Decided: 
Tuesday, March 19, 1985
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Sex Discrimination in Employment; Judicial Power, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Anderson v. Bessemer City , 470 U.S. 564 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1623)
(last visited Monday, November 30, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Anderson, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Appellate Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White