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California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra

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California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra - Oral Argument
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Marian M. Johnston (on behalf of the Respondents)
Theodore B. Olson (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-494
Petitioner: 
California Federal S. & L. Assn.
Respondent: 
Guerra
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
479 U.S. 272 (1987)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 8, 1986
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 13, 1987
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Affirmative Action; Civil Rights, Affirmative Action; Civil Rights, Sex Discrimination in Employment; Federalism, Federal Preemption of State Regulation

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The Oyez Project, California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra , 479 U.S. 272 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_494)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Guerra, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

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Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
Powell
Wrote a dissent
White
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence
Scalia
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall