CAROLYN M. KLOECKNER, PETITIONER v. HILDA L. SOLIS, SECRETARY OF LABOR (2012)

CAROLYN M. KLOECKNER, PETITIONER v. HILDA L. SOLIS, SECRETARY OF LABOR
	Term: 2012
Important Dates
	Argued: October 2, 2012
	Decided: December 10, 2012
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas

CAROLYN M. KLOECKNER, PETITIONER v. HILDA L. SOLIS, SECRETARY OF LABOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 2012. The case was argued before the court on October 2, 2012.

In a 9-0 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 Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
Petitioner: Retired or former governmental employee
Petitioner state: Missouri
Respondent type: Department or Secretary of Labor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 568 U.S. 41
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: Elena Kagan

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.