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NEW YORK GASLIGHT CLUB, INC., et al. v. CAREY (1980)

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NEW YORK GASLIGHT CLUB, INC., et al. v. CAREY
Term: 1979
Important Dates
Argued: February 19, 1980
Decided: June 9, 1980
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanThurgood MarshallLewis PowellPotter Stewart
Concurring
Warren BurgerJohn Paul Stevens
Dissenting
William RehnquistByron White

NEW YORK GASLIGHT CLUB, INC., et al. v. CAREY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 1980. The case was argued before the court on February 19, 1980.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
  • Petitioner: Private club or facility
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Minority female employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 447 U.S. 54
  • 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: Harry Blackmun

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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