Home > Great American Court Cases > Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji

Legal Citation: 481 U.S. 604 (1987)

Petitioners
Saint Francis College et al.

Respondent
Majid Ghaidan Al-Khazraji, etc.

Petitioners' Claim
That a section of the U.S. Code barring racial discrimination did not apply to persons of Arab ancestry.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioners
Nick S. Fisfis

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Caroline Mitchell

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

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
18 May 1987

Decision
Affirmed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals and granted the respondent the right to state his claim of racial...