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GEDULDIG, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT v. AIELLO et al. (1974)

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GEDULDIG, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT v. AIELLO et al. |
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Term: 1973 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 26, 1974 |
Decided: June 17, 1974 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
Dissenting |
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall |
GEDULDIG, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT v. AIELLO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 17, 1974. The case was argued before the court on March 26, 1974.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination in employment (cf. sex discrimination)
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: California
- Respondent type: Female
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 417 U.S. 484
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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