Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody
422 U.S. 405 · Decided June 25, 1975 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody was decided on June 25, 1975 by a vote of 7–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Employment discrimination (race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, working conditions)” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 422 U.S. 405 · 95 S. Ct. 2362 · 45 L. Ed. 2d 280 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 111
- Docket number
- 74-389
- Decided
- June 25, 1975
- Argued
- April 14, 1975
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- William O. Douglas
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Employment discrimination (race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, working conditions)
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Lewis F. Powell Jr..
Full case caption
Albemarle Paper Co. et al. v. Moody et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1974-138, docket 1974-138-01.
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