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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	JOHNSON v. TRANSPORTATION AGENCY, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 24, 1987
Date Argument	November 12, 1986
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	480 U.S. 616 107 S. Ct. 1442 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1387 94 L. Ed. 2d 615
Docket	85-1129

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	California Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner	governmental employee or job applicant California
Respondent	county government or county governmental unit, except school district California

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CIVIL RIGHTS Affirmative Action FEDERAL STATUTE Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Marshall Blackmun Powell regular concurrence Stevens special concurrence O'Connor dissent White Rehnquist Scalia

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1986-059-01

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