BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. SHEILA WHITE (2006)

BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. SHEILA WHITE
	Term: 2005
Important Dates
	Argued: April 17, 2006
	Decided: June 22, 2006
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Samuel Alito

BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. SHEILA WHITE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 2006. The case was argued before the court on April 17, 2006.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee Western 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: Minority female employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 548 U.S. 53
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: Stephen Breyer

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.