ZIPES et al. v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. (1982)

ZIPES et al. v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: December 2, 1981
	Decided: February 24, 1982
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Byron White
Concurring
	Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist

ZIPES et al. v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 1982. The case was argued before the court on December 2, 1981.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern 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: 455 U.S. 385
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 liberal.