ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION v. ANGELO J. SOLIMINO (1991)

ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION v. ANGELO J. SOLIMINO
	Term: 1990
Important Dates
	Argued: April 17, 1991
	Decided: June 10, 1991
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION v. ANGELO J. SOLIMINO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 1991. The case was argued before the court on April 17, 1991.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Eastern 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: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 501 U.S. 104
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: David Souter

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 liberal.