Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Decided June 20, 1983. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-411 · 462 U.S. 669 (1983) · Cited 367 times

Holding

The pregnancy limitation in petitioner's amended health plan discriminates against male employees in violation of 703(a)(1).

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• General Electric Co. v. Gilbert · 429 U.S. 125 (1976)
• Geduldig v. Aiello · 417 U.S. 484 (1974)
• City of Los Angeles Department of Water v. Manhart · 435 U.S. 702 (1978)
• Frontiero v. Richardson · 411 U.S. 677 (1973)
• McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co. · 427 U.S. 273 (1976)
• Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld · 420 U.S. 636 (1975)
• Wengler v. Druggists Mutual Insurance · 446 U.S. 142 (1980)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• United States v. Turkette · 452 U.S. 576 (1981)
• Reed v. Reed · 404 U.S. 71 (1971)
• Southeastern Community College v. Davis · 442 U.S. 397 (1979)
• Califano v. Goldfarb · 430 U.S. 199 (1977)

Cited by

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

• California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra · 479 U.S. 272 (1987)
• Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. · 575 U.S. 206 (2015)
• Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
• Bostock v. Clayton County · 590 U.S. 644 (2020)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement v. Johnson Controls, Inc. · 499 U.S. 187 (1991)
• Arizona Governing Committee for Tax Deferred Annuity & Deferred Compensation Plans v. Norris · 463 U.S. 1073 (1983)
• Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins · 490 U.S. 228 (1989)
• Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. · 523 U.S. 75 (1998)
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85 (1983)
• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union · 491 U.S. 164 (1989)
• Miller-El v. Dretke · 545 U.S. 231 (2005)
• Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio · 490 U.S. 642 (1989)
• Olmstead v. L.C. · 527 U.S. 581 (1999)
• Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education · 544 U.S. 167 (2005)
• Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara Cty. · 480 U.S. 616 (1987)
• American Bank & Trust Co. v. Dallas County · 463 U.S. 855 (1983)
• Stanley v. City of Sanford · 606 U.S. 46 (2025)

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