CHRISTINE FRANKLIN v. GWINNETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WILLIAM PRESCOTT. (1992)

CHRISTINE FRANKLIN v. GWINNETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WILLIAM PRESCOTT.
	Term: 1991
Important Dates
	Argued: December 11, 1991
	Decided: February 26, 1992
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas • Byron White
Concurring
	William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia

CHRISTINE FRANKLIN v. GWINNETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WILLIAM PRESCOTT. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1992. The case was argued before the court on December 11, 1991.

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 Georgia Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination (excluding sex discrimination in employment)
Petitioner: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
Respondent state: Georgia
Citation: 503 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: Byron White

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.