California Brewers Assn. v. Bryant

444 U.S. 598 · Decided February 20, 1980 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

California Brewers Assn. v. Bryant was decided on February 20, 1980 by a vote of 4–3. 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

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Lewis F. Powell Jr., John Paul Stevens.

Full case caption

California Brewers Assn. et al. v. Bryant et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1979-036, docket 1979-036-01.

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