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Arizona Governing Committee for Tax Deferred Annuity and Deferred Compensation Plans v. Norris

463 U.S. 1073 · Decided July 6, 1983 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Arizona Governing Committee for Tax Deferred Annuity and Deferred Compensation Plans v. Norris was decided on July 6, 1983 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part, reversed or vacated it in part, and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Sex discrimination in employment” in the Civil Rights area.

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Case details

Citations
463 U.S. 1073 · 103 S. Ct. 3492 · 77 L. Ed. 2d 1236 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 8
Docket number
82-52
Decided
July 6, 1983
Argued
March 28, 1983
Court era
Burger Court
Decision type
Per curiam (orally argued)
Disposition
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
5–4
Opinion assigned by
William J. Brennan Jr.
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Civil Rights
Legal provision
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Special concurrence
Justice Byron R. WhiteSpecial concurrence
Justice Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrenceWrote an opinion
Chief Justice Warren E. BurgerDissent
Justice Harry A. BlackmunDissent
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.DissentWrote an opinion
Justice William H. RehnquistDissent
Justice John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Justice Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrenceWrote an opinion

Full case caption

Arizona Governing Committee for Tax Deferred Annuity and Deferred Compensation Plans et al. v. Norris

SCDB identifiers: case 1982-164, docket 1982-164-01.

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