MERITOR SAVINGS BANK, FSB v. VINSON et al. (1986)

MERITOR SAVINGS BANK, FSB v. VINSON et al.
	Term: 1985
Important Dates
	Argued: March 25, 1986
	Decided: June 19, 1986
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens

MERITOR SAVINGS BANK, FSB v. VINSON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 1986. The case was argued before the court on March 25, 1986.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination in employment (cf. sex discrimination)
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: Female employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 477 U.S. 57
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: William Rehnquist

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.