DOUGLAS SPECTOR, et al. v. NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE LTD. (2005)

DOUGLAS SPECTOR, et al. v. NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE LTD.
	Term: 2004
Important Dates
	Argued: February 28, 2005
	Decided: June 6, 2005
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia

DOUGLAS SPECTOR, et al. v. NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE LTD. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 6, 2005. The case was argued before the court on February 28, 2005.

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 Texas Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - handicapped, rights of: under Rehabilitation, Americans with Disabilities Act, and related statutes
Petitioner: Disabled person or disability benefit claimant
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 545 U.S. 119
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.