General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc., et al. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission et al.
Decided May 12, 1980. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 79-488 · 446 U.S. 318 (1980) · Cited 1,072 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Potter Stewart
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 4
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- Warren Earl Burger · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · 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.
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
- Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 432 U.S. 355 (1977)
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
- Porter v. Warner Holding Co. · 328 U.S. 395 (1946)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Inc. · 534 U.S. 279 (2002)
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon · 457 U.S. 147 (1982)
- A.A.R.P. v. Trump · 605 U.S. 91 (2025)
- CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n · 578 U.S. 419 (2016)
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. · 514 U.S. 122 (1995)
- Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor · 521 U.S. 591 (1997)
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes · 564 U.S. 338 (2011)
- Bazemore v. Friday · 478 U.S. 385 (1986)
- United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 751 v. Brown Group, Inc. · 517 U.S. 544 (1996)
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