CHANDLER v. ROUDEBUSH, ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, et al. (1976)

CHANDLER v. ROUDEBUSH, ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, et al.
	Term: 1975
Important Dates
	Argued: March 2, 1976
	Decided: June 1, 1976
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White

CHANDLER v. ROUDEBUSH, ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1976. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 1976.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California Central 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: Minority female governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Veterans' Administration
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 425 U.S. 840
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: Potter Stewart

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.