Christine Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools and William Prescott.
503 U.S. 60 · Decided February 26, 1992 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Christine Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools and William Prescott. was decided on February 26, 1992 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Sex discrimination (excluding employment)” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 503 U.S. 60 · 112 S. Ct. 1028 · 117 L. Ed. 2d 208 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 1375
- Docket number
- 90-918
- Decided
- February 26, 1992
- Argued
- December 11, 1991
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Byron R. White
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Sex discrimination (excluding employment)
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Education Amendments of 1972
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Special concurrence | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority |
Full case caption
Christine Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools and William Prescott.
SCDB identifiers: case 1991-035, docket 1991-035-01.
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