City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power v. Manhart
435 U.S. 702 · Decided April 25, 1978 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power v. Manhart was decided on April 25, 1978 by a vote of 6–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the 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
- 435 U.S. 702 · 98 S. Ct. 1370 · 55 L. Ed. 2d 657 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 23
- Docket number
- 76-1810
- Decided
- April 25, 1978
- Argued
- January 18, 1978
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- John Paul Stevens
- Opinion assigned by
- Potter Stewart
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Sex discrimination in employment
- 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
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: William J. Brennan Jr..
Full case caption
City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power et al. v. Manhart et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1977-070, docket 1977-070-01.
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