CLACKAMAS GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES, P. C. v. DEBORAH WELLS (2003)

CLACKAMAS GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES, P. C. v. DEBORAH WELLS
	Term: 2002
Important Dates
	Argued: February 25, 2003
	Decided: April 22, 2003
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg

CLACKAMAS GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES, P. C. v. DEBORAH WELLS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 22, 2003. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 2003.

In a 7-2 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 Oregon 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: physician, MD or DO, dentist, or medical society
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Female employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 538 U.S. 440
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: John Paul Stevens

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.