Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
476 U.S. 19 · Decided April 29, 1986 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Labor Relations Authority was decided on April 29, 1986 by a vote of 7–2. SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “No merits, writ improvidently granted” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 476 U.S. 19 · 106 S. Ct. 1678 · 90 L. Ed. 2d 19 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 147
- Docket number
- 84-1728
- Decided
- April 29, 1986
- Argued
- January 22, 1986
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- No merits, writ improvidently granted
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 5 U.S.C. § 7101
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Jurisdictional dissent | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Labor Relations Authority et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1985-075, docket 1985-075-01.
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