FORD MOTOR CO. v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (1982)

FORD MOTOR CO. v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: April 20, 1982
	Decided: June 28, 1982
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

FORD MOTOR CO. v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 28, 1982. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1982.

In a 6-3 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 - Sex discrimination in employment (cf. sex discrimination)
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: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 458 U.S. 219
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: Sandra Day O'Connor

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 conservative.