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COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, et al. v. GUNTHER et al. (1981)
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| COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, et al. v. GUNTHER et al. |
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| Term: 1980 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 23, 1981 |
| Decided: June 8, 1981 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| 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 WASHINGTON, OREGON, et al. v. GUNTHER et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 8, 1981. The case was argued before the court on March 23, 1981.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oregon U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination in employment (cf. sex discrimination)
- Petitioner: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
- Petitioner state: Oregon
- Respondent type: Female governmental employee or job applicant
- Respondent state: Oregon
- Citation: 452 U.S. 161
- 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.
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