MCDONALD et al. v. SANTA FE TRAIL TRANSPORTATION CO. et al. (1976)

MCDONALD et al. v. SANTA FE TRAIL TRANSPORTATION CO. et al.
	Term: 1975
Important Dates
	Argued: April 20, 1976
	Decided: June 25, 1976
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart
Concurring
	William Rehnquist • Byron White

MCDONALD et al. v. SANTA FE TRAIL TRANSPORTATION CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1976. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1976.

In a 9-0 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 Texas Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - employment discrimination: on basis of race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, or working conditions.
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
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: 427 U.S. 273
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: Thurgood Marshall

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.