Lorance et al. v. At&t Technologies, Inc., et al.

Decided June 12, 1989. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 87-1428 · 490 U.S. 900 (1989) · Cited 278 times

Holding

Under 703(h) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

“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.

• Local Lodge No. 1424, International Ass'n of MacHinists v. National Labor Relations Board · 362 U.S. 411 (1960)
• Delaware State College v. Ricks · 449 U.S. 250 (1980)
• United Air Lines, Inc. v. Evans · 431 U.S. 553 (1977)
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison · 432 U.S. 63 (1977)
• Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. · 424 U.S. 747 (1976)
• American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson · 456 U.S. 63 (1982)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Bazemore v. Friday · 478 U.S. 385 (1986)
• Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 455 U.S. 385 (1982)
• Pullman-Standard v. Swint · 456 U.S. 273 (1982)
• Chardon v. Fernandez · 454 U.S. 6 (1981)
• California Brewers Assn. v. Bryant · 444 U.S. 598 (1980)
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman · 455 U.S. 363 (1982)
• Dothard v. Rawlinson · 433 U.S. 321 (1977)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 458 U.S. 219 (1982)
• Connecticut v. Teal · 457 U.S. 440 (1982)
• Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara Cty. · 480 U.S. 616 (1987)
• Dougherty County Bd. of Ed. v. White · 439 U.S. 32 (1978)

Cited by

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

• Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. · 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
• Green v. Brennan · 578 U.S. 547 (2016)
• Lewis v. City of Chicago · 560 U.S. 205 (2010)
• Vance v. Ball State Univ. · 570 U.S. 421 (2013)
• Landgraf v. USI Film Products · 511 U.S. 244 (1994)
• Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. Betts · 492 U.S. 158 (1989)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1989). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).