MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. v. GREEN (1973)

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. v. GREEN
	Term: 1972
Important Dates
	Argued: March 28, 1973
	Decided: May 14, 1973
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. v. GREEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 14, 1973. The case was argued before the court on March 28, 1973.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern 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: 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: 411 U.S. 792
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: Lewis Powell

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.