This study analyzes opinions published by federal district judges in women's rights and racial minority discrimination cases in the period 1971-1977. Our analysis revealed that the petitioner in women's rights cases was only slightly more likely to be victorious than litigants from other disadvantaged groups. Using a regional variable, we found no significant differences between northern and southern judges deciding women's rights cases. However, the judge's political party identification proved to be an important variable, and a meaningful split was found to exist between Democratic and Republican jurists in women's rights decisions.
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