Great American Court Cases | Dothard v. Rawlinson

Legal Citation: 433 U.S. 321 (1977)

Petitioner
E. C. Dothard, et al.

Respondent
Dianne Rawlinson, et al.

Petitioner's Claim
That an Alabama law establishing height and weight requirements for state prison guards and barring women from serving as guards in male prisons was permissible under federal civil rights law.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
C. Daniel Evans

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Pamela S. Horowitz

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger, Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, Potter Stewart (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
27 June 1977

Decision
Alabama's ban on women prison guards was permissible...