Home > Great American Court Cases > Board of Directors, Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte

Legal Citation: 481 U.S. 587 (1987)

Petitioner
Board of Directors, Rotary International

Respondent
Rotary Club of Duarte

Petitioner's Claim
That a California law prohibiting gender discrimination in business organizations violates the First Amendment right to freedom of association.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Judith Resnik

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
William P. Sutter

Justices for the Court
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr. (writing for the Court), William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
None (Harry A. Blackmun and Sandra Day O'Connor did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
4 May 1987

Decision
A California law requiring full and equal accommodations...