Zipes et al. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.

Decided February 24, 1982. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78-1545 · 455 U.S. 385 (1982) · Cited 2,939 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. · 424 U.S. 747 (1976)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• United Air Lines, Inc. v. Evans · 431 U.S. 553 (1977)
• International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. Robbins & Myers, Inc. · 429 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Mohasco Corp. v. Silver · 447 U.S. 807 (1980)
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Love v. Pullman Co. · 404 U.S. 522 (1972)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• Chase Securities Corp. v. Donaldson · 325 U.S. 304 (1945)
• Oscar Mayer & Co. v. Evans · 441 U.S. 750 (1979)
• Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 432 U.S. 355 (1977)
• United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonald · 432 U.S. 385 (1977)
• Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp. v. Shell Oil Co. · 444 U.S. 572 (1980)

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• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan · 536 U.S. 101 (2002)
• Local Number 93, International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of Cleveland · 478 U.S. 501 (1986)
• Hallstrom v. Tillamook County · 493 U.S. 20 (1989)
• John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States · 552 U.S. 130 (2008)
• Baldwin County Welcome Center v. Brown · 466 U.S. 147 (1984)
• General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. Pennsylvania · 458 U.S. 375 (1982)
• Green v. Brennan · 578 U.S. 547 (2016)
• Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. · 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
• Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. · 572 U.S. 663 (2014)
• Union Pacific R. Co. v. Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Gen. Comm. of Adjustment, Central Region · 558 U.S. 67 (2009)
• Independent Federation of Flight Attendants v. Zipes · 491 U.S. 754 (1989)
• Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs · 498 U.S. 89 (1990)
• Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond · 496 U.S. 414 (1990)
• Lorance v. At&t Technologies, Inc. · 490 U.S. 900 (1989)
• Fort Bend County v. Davis · 587 U.S. 541 (2019)
• United States v. Kwai Fun Wong · 575 U.S. 402 (2015)
• Wilkins v. United States · 598 U.S. 152 (2023)
• Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. · 546 U.S. 500 (2006)
• Day v. McDonough · 547 U.S. 198 (2006)
• Henderson v. Shinseki · 562 U.S. 428 (2011)
• Crown, Cork & Seal Co. v. Parker · 462 U.S. 345 (1983)
• United States v. Locke · 471 U.S. 84 (1985)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 458 U.S. 219 (1982)
• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Smith · 496 U.S. 167 (1990)
• Texas v. New Mexico · 592 U.S. 98 (2020)

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