FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION v. PAUL HOLOWECKI, ET AL (2008)

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION v. PAUL HOLOWECKI, ET AL
	Term: 2007
Important Dates
	Argued: November 6, 2007
	Decided: February 27, 2008
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION v. PAUL HOLOWECKI, ET AL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 2008. The case was argued before the court on November 6, 2007.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern 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: 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: 552 U.S. 389
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: 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.