United Air Lines, Inc. v. Evans
Decided May 31, 1977. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 76-333 · 431 U.S. 553 (1977) · Cited 1,404 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- John Paul Stevens · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Potter Stewart
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 2
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“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.
- Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. · 424 U.S. 747 (1976)
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
- Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41 (1957)
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
- International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. Robbins & Myers, Inc. · 429 U.S. 229 (1976)
Cited by
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- Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. · 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
- Green v. Brennan · 578 U.S. 547 (2016)
- Lorance v. At&t Technologies, Inc. · 490 U.S. 900 (1989)
- Delaware State College v. Ricks · 449 U.S. 250 (1980)
- Bazemore v. Friday · 478 U.S. 385 (1986)
- Lewis v. City of Chicago · 560 U.S. 205 (2010)
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan · 536 U.S. 101 (2002)
- Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 455 U.S. 385 (1982)
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · 550 U.S. 544 (2007)
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison · 432 U.S. 63 (1977)
- American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson · 456 U.S. 63 (1982)
- California Brewers Assn. v. Bryant · 444 U.S. 598 (1980)
- Great American Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Novotny · 442 U.S. 366 (1979)
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