GOODMAN et al. v. LUKENS STEEL CO. et al. (1987)

GOODMAN et al. v. LUKENS STEEL CO. et al.
	Term: 1986
Important Dates
	Argued: April 1, 1987
	Decided: June 19, 1987
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • Antonin Scalia
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

GOODMAN et al. v. LUKENS STEEL CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 1987. The case was argued before the court on April 1, 1987.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: 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.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 482 U.S. 656
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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.