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Legal Citation: 417 U.S. 484 (1974)

Appellant
Dwight Geduldig, director of the California Department of Human Resources Development

Appellees
Carolyn Aiello, Augustina Armendariz, Elizabeth Johnson, Jacqueline Jaramillo

Appellant's Claim
That the district court erred when it ruled that California was required to pay disability benefits to private employees temporarily disabled by their pregnancies.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Joanne Condas

Chief Lawyer for Appellees
Wendy W. Williams

Justices for the Court
William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger, William H. Rehnquist, Potter Stewart (writing for the Court), Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
17 June 1974