COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al. v. DAVIS et al. (1979)

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al. v. DAVIS et al.
	Term: 1978
Important Dates
	Argued: December 5, 1978
	Decided: March 27, 1979
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al. v. DAVIS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 27, 1979. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1978.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated 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: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: Minority governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: California
Citation: 440 U.S. 625
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.