Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Associated Dry Goods Corp.
Decided January 26, 1981. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 79-1068 · 449 U.S. 590 (1981) · Cited 136 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–1.
Majority · 5
- Potter Stewart · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Thurgood Marshall
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 1
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 1
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 434 U.S. 412 (1978)
- Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 409 U.S. 205 (1972)
- Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 432 U.S. 355 (1977)
- Power Reactor Development Co. v. International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers · 367 U.S. 396 (1961)
- United States v. Jackson · 280 U.S. 183 (1930)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- MacH Mining, LLC v. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n · 575 U.S. 480 (2015)
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · 450 U.S. 248 (1981)
- University of Pennsylvania v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 493 U.S. 182 (1990)
- Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. Betts · 492 U.S. 158 (1989)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co. · 466 U.S. 54 (1984)
- Edelman v. Lynchburg College · 535 U.S. 106 (2002)
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