COOPER et al. v. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND (1984)

COOPER et al. v. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND
	Term: 1983
Important Dates
	Argued: March 19, 1984
	Decided: June 25, 1984
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	Thurgood Marshall

COOPER et al. v. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1984. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1984.

In an 8-0 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 North Carolina Western 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: 467 U.S. 867
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: John Paul Stevens

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.