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MENGELKOCH et al. v. INDUSTRIAL WELFARE COMMISSION et al. (1968)

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MENGELKOCH et al. v. INDUSTRIAL WELFARE COMMISSION et al.
Term: 1968
Important Dates
Decided: October 28, 1968
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWilliam DouglasAbe FortasJohn Harlan IIThurgood MarshallPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

MENGELKOCH et al. v. INDUSTRIAL WELFARE COMMISSION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 28, 1968.

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 California Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Female employee or job applicant
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 393 U.S. 83
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

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