Parham v. Hughes
441 U.S. 347 · Decided April 24, 1979 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Parham v. Hughes was decided on April 24, 1979 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Sex discrimination (excluding employment)” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 441 U.S. 347 · 99 S. Ct. 1742 · 60 L. Ed. 2d 269 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 90
- Docket number
- 78-3
- Decided
- April 24, 1979
- Argued
- January 15, 1979
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Sex discrimination (excluding employment)
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority |
Full case caption
Parham v. Hughes
SCDB identifiers: case 1978-081, docket 1978-081-01.
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