DOLORES M. OUBRE v. ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. (1998)

DOLORES M. OUBRE v. ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
	Term: 1997
Important Dates
	Argued: November 12, 1997
	Decided: January 26, 1998
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Stephen Breyer • Sandra Day O'Connor
Dissenting
	William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

DOLORES M. OUBRE v. ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 26, 1998. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1997.

In a 6-3 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 Louisiana Eastern 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: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
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: 522 U.S. 422
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 liberal.