Hazelwood School District et al. v. United States

Decided June 27, 1977. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-255 · 433 U.S. 299 (1977) · Cited 1,131 times

Holding

The Court of Appeals erred in disregarding the statistical data in the record dealing with Hazelwood's hiring after it became subject to Title VII and the court should have remanded the case to the District Court for further findings as to the relevant labor market area and for an ultimate determination whether Hazelwood has engaged in a pattern or practice of employment discrimination since March 24, 1972.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Castaneda v. Partida · 430 U.S. 482 (1977)
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
• Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. · 429 U.S. 252 (1977)
• Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality League · 415 U.S. 605 (1974)
• Washington v. Davis · 426 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Pierre v. Louisiana · 306 U.S. 354 (1939)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio · 490 U.S. 642 (1989)
• Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education · 476 U.S. 267 (1986)
• Bazemore v. Friday · 478 U.S. 385 (1986)
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. · 575 U.S. 206 (2015)
• Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust · 487 U.S. 977 (1988)
• United Steelworkers of America v. Weber · 443 U.S. 193 (1979)
• Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara Cty. · 480 U.S. 616 (1987)
• County of Los Angeles v. Davis · 440 U.S. 625 (1979)
• Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 478 U.S. 421 (1986)
• Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. · 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co. · 466 U.S. 54 (1984)
• United States v. Fordice · 505 U.S. 717 (1992)

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