ALEXANDER v. GARDNER-DENVER CO. (1974)

ALEXANDER v. GARDNER-DENVER CO.
	Term: 1973
Important Dates
	Argued: November 5, 1973
	Decided: February 19, 1974
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

ALEXANDER v. GARDNER-DENVER CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1974. The case was argued before the court on November 5, 1973.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - employment discrimination: on basis of race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, or working conditions.
Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 415 U.S. 36
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Lewis Powell

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.