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Legal Citation: 468 U.S. 609 (1984)

Appellants
Kathryn R. Roberts, Acting Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Rights, et al.

Appellee
U.S. Jaycees

Appellants' Claim
That Minnesota's Human Rights Act was constitutional and required the Jaycees to admit women as regular members.

Chief Lawyer for Appellants
Richard L. Varco, Jr.

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Carl D. Hall, Jr.

Justices for the Court
William J. Brennan, Jr. (writing for the Court), Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Connor, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun (Warren E. Burger did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
3 July 1984

Decision
Minnesota's Human Rights Act was constitutional....