PRICE WATERHOUSE v. HOPKINS (1989)

PRICE WATERHOUSE v. HOPKINS
	Term: 1988
Important Dates
	Argued: October 31, 1988
	Decided: May 1, 1989
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Judgment of the court
	William Brennan
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Byron White
Dissenting
	Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia

PRICE WATERHOUSE v. HOPKINS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 1, 1989. The case was argued before the court on October 31, 1988.

In a 6-3 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 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: 490 U.S. 228
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan

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.