Martin v. Wilks

Martin v. Wilks
Argued January 18, 1989
Decided June 12, 1989
Full case nameMartin, et al. v. Robert K. Wilks, et al.
Citations490 U.S. 755 (more)
109 S. Ct. 2180; 104 L. Ed. 2d 835; 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2849
Case history
PriorIn re Birmingham Reverse Discrimination Emp't Litig., 833 F.2d 1492 (11th Cir. 1987); cert. granted, 487 U.S. 1204 (1988).
Holding
Respondents are not precluded from challenging the employment decisions taken pursuant to the consent decrees.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Case opinions
MajorityRehnquist, joined by White, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy
DissentStevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun

Martin v. Wilks, 490 U.S. 755 (1989), was a U.S. Supreme Court case brought by Robert K. Wilks challenging the validity of race-based hiring practices.