Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:area employment discrimination
gptkbp:case_number 87-1167
involved promotion denial
originated in lower federal court
gptkbp:case_outcome 5-4 ruling
upheld by Supreme Court
remanded for further proceedings
majority opinion authored by Justice Brennan
gptkbp:case_significance landmark case in employment law
critical for understanding workplace discrimination
gptkbp:case_types civil rights case
gptkbp:consequences shaped gender discrimination law
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_O'_Connor
gptkbp:effective_date March 27, 1989
gptkbp:has_implications_for workplace equality
gptkbp:historical_context 1980s gender discrimination issues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
gptkbp:impact Title VII amendments
influenced Title VII interpretations
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Price_Waterhouse
gptkb:Ann_Hopkins
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:490_U._S._228
gptkbp:is_standardized_by mixed-motive standard
gptkbp:judged_by March 27, 1989
gptkbp:judicial_review Supreme Court review
reviewed by Supreme Court justices.
gptkbp:legal_framework reversed lower court decision
significant for gender equality in workplace
gptkbp:legal_issue disparate treatment vs. disparate impact
gender stereotyping
gptkbp:legal_outcome recognized gender bias in employment practices
gptkbp:legal_principle burden of proof in discrimination cases
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:Paul,_Hastings,_Janofsky_&_Walker
discrimination based on sex
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:notable_quote " Gender must not be the basis for employment decisions."
gptkbp:outcome favor of Hopkins
gptkbp:precedent influenced future cases on discrimination
established mixed-motive analysis
subsequent discrimination cases
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Brennan
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_Corp._v._Green
gptkbp:resolution settled in favor of plaintiff
gptkbp:significance established precedent for gender discrimination cases
gptkbp:year gptkb:1989
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Civil_Rights_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4