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DOMINO'S PIZZA, INC., et al. v. JOHN MCDONALD (2006)

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DOMINO'S PIZZA, INC., et al. v. JOHN MCDONALD
Term: 2005
Important Dates
Argued: December 6, 2005
Decided: February 22, 2006
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

DOMINO'S PIZZA, INC., et al. v. JOHN MCDONALD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 22, 2006. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 2005.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nevada 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: Franchisee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Franchisee
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 546 U.S. 470
  • 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: Antonin Scalia

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.

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