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Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust

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Art Brender (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Bruce W. McGee (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-6139
Petitioner: 
Watson
Respondent: 
Fort Worth Bank & Trust
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
487 U.S. 977 (1988)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 20, 1988
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 29, 1988
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination

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The Oyez Project, Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust , 487 U.S. 977 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_6139)
(last visited Monday, November 9, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Watson, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII

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

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor