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EEOC v. Commercial Office Products Co.

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Advocates
James L. Stone (on behalf of the Respondent)
Richard J. Lazarus (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-1696
Petitioner: 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Respondent: 
Commercial Office Products Co.
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
486 U.S. 107 (1988)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 13, 1988
Decided: 
Monday, May 16, 1988
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination

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The Oyez Project, EEOC v. Commercial Office Products Co. , 486 U.S. 107 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_1696)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for EEOC, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

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Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Wrote a regular concurrence
O'Connor
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Scalia
Did not participate
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall