CHARLES Z. STEVENS, III v. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY et al. (1991)

CHARLES Z. STEVENS, III v. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY et al.
	Term: 1990
Important Dates
	Argued: March 19, 1991
	Decided: April 24, 1991
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Byron White
Concurring
	John Paul Stevens

CHARLES Z. STEVENS, III v. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 24, 1991. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1991.

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 Texas Western 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: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Department or Secretary of the Treasury
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 500 U.S. 1
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: Harry Blackmun

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.