Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp. (1971)

PHILLIPS v. MARTIN MARIETTA CORP.
	Term: 1970
Important Dates
	Argued: December 9, 1970
	Decided: January 25, 1971
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Thurgood Marshall

PHILLIPS v. MARTIN MARIETTA CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 25, 1971. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1970.

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 Florida Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination in employment (cf. sex discrimination)
Petitioner: Female employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: 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.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 400 U.S. 542
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
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.