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CONNECTICUT et al. v. TEAL et al. (1982)

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CONNECTICUT et al. v. TEAL et al. |
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Term: 1981 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 29, 1982 |
Decided: June 21, 1982 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist |
CONNECTICUT et al. v. TEAL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 21, 1982. The case was argued before the court on March 29, 1982.
In a 5-4 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: State
- Petitioner state: Connecticut
- Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority employee or job applicant
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 457 U.S. 440
- 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: William Brennan
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
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