The
Johnson v. Santa Clara Decision:
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to upheld the Court of Appeals ruling that the
agency appropriately took into account as one factor the sex of the female
employee in determining that she should be promoted because it satisfied the
requirements in previous affirmative action cases by pointing to a conspicuous
imbalance in traditionally segregated job categories and it did not
unnecessarily trammel the rights of male employees or create an absolute bar to
their advancement.
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