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PITTSBURGH PRESS CO. v. HUMAN REL. COMM'N

No. 72-419.

413 U.S. 376 (1973)

PITTSBURGH PRESS CO. v. PITTSBURGH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS ET AL.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided June 21, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Volk argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Ralph T. DeStefano.

Eugene B. Strassburger III argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations et al. Marjorie H. Matson argued the cause for respondent National Organization of Women, Inc. With her on the brief was Sylvia Roberts.*

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Human Relations Ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh (the Ordinance) has been construed below by the courts of Pennsylvania as forbidding newspapers to carry "help-wanted" advertisements in sex-designated columns except where the employer or advertiser is free to make hiring or employment referral decisions on the basis of sex. We are called upon to decide whether...

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