CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. v. SAINT CLAIR ADAMS (2001)

CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. v. SAINT CLAIR ADAMS
	Term: 2000
Important Dates
	Argued: November 6, 2000
	Decided: March 21, 2001
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. v. SAINT CLAIR ADAMS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 21, 2001. The case was argued before the court on November 6, 2000.

In a 5-4 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 California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Arbitration (in the context of labor-management or employer-employee relations) (cf. arbitration)
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: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 532 U.S. 105
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 conservative.