BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. v. KIMBERLY B. ELLERTH (1998)

BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. v. KIMBERLY B. ELLERTH
	Term: 1997
Important Dates
	Argued: April 22, 1998
	Decided: June 26, 1998
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Dissenting
	Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. v. KIMBERLY B. ELLERTH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 1998. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1998.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination in employment (cf. sex discrimination)
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: Female employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 524 U.S. 742
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: Anthony Kennedy

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.