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ANUP ENGQUIST v. OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ET AL (2008)

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ANUP ENGQUIST v. OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ET AL |
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Term: 2007 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 21, 2008 |
Decided: June 9, 2008 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
Dissenting |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens |
ANUP ENGQUIST v. OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ET AL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 2008. The case was argued before the court on April 21, 2008.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oregon U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - employment discrimination: on basis of race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, or working conditions.
- Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
- Petitioner state: Oregon
- Respondent type: State department or agency
- Respondent state: Oregon
- Citation: 553 U.S. 591
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
- Who wrote the majority opinion: John Roberts
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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