CAROLYN C. CLEVELAND v. POLICY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CORPORATION et al. (1999)

CAROLYN C. CLEVELAND v. POLICY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CORPORATION et al.
	Term: 1998
Important Dates
	Argued: February 24, 1999
	Decided: May 24, 1999
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

CAROLYN C. CLEVELAND v. POLICY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CORPORATION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 24, 1999. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 1999.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - handicapped, rights of: under Rehabilitation, Americans with Disabilities Act, and related statutes
Petitioner: Disabled person or disability benefit claimant
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: 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.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 526 U.S. 795
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: 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.