ANSONIA BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. PHILBROOK et al. (1986)
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| ANSONIA BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. PHILBROOK et al. |
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| Term: 1986 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 14, 1986 |
| Decided: November 17, 1986 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| John Paul Stevens |
| Dissenting |
| Thurgood Marshall |
ANSONIA BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. PHILBROOK et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 17, 1986. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 1986.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Connecticut 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: Local school district or board of education
- Petitioner state: Connecticut
- Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 479 U.S. 60
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist
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 conservative.
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