ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION v. PEARL MURPHY ET VIR (2006)

ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION v. PEARL MURPHY ET VIR
	Term: 2005
Important Dates
	Argued: April 19, 2006
	Decided: June 26, 2006
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION v. PEARL MURPHY ET VIR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 2006. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 2006.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
Petitioner: Local school district or board of education
Petitioner state: New York
Respondent type: Parent or parents
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 548 U.S. 291
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: Samuel Alito

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.