PULLMAN-STANDARD, A DIVISION OF PULLMAN, INC. v. SWINT et al. (1982)

PULLMAN-STANDARD, A DIVISION OF PULLMAN, INC. v. SWINT et al.
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: January 19, 1982
	Decided: April 27, 1982
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
	John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • Thurgood Marshall

PULLMAN-STANDARD, A DIVISION OF PULLMAN, INC. v. SWINT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 27, 1982. The case was argued before the court on January 19, 1982.

In a 7-2 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 Alabama Northern 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: 456 U.S. 273
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: Byron White

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 conservative.