General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
446 U.S. 318 · Decided May 12, 1980 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was decided on May 12, 1980 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal rules of civil procedure” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 446 U.S. 318 · 100 S. Ct. 1698 · 64 L. Ed. 2d 319 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 95
- Docket number
- 79-488
- Decided
- May 12, 1980
- Argued
- March 25, 1980
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- William J. Brennan Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal rules of civil procedure
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- 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 J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
Full case caption
General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc., et al. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1979-082, docket 1979-082-01.
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