CROWN, CORK & SEAL CO., INC. v. PARKER (1983)

CROWN, CORK & SEAL CO., INC. v. PARKER
	Term: 1982
Important Dates
	Argued: April 18, 1983
	Decided: June 13, 1983
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist

CROWN, CORK & SEAL CO., INC. v. PARKER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 13, 1983. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1983.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
Petitioner: 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.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 462 U.S. 345
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: Harry Blackmun

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.