FOREST GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT v. T. A. (2009)

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FOREST GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT v. T. A.
Term: 2008
Important Dates
Argued: April 28, 2009
Decided: June 22, 2009
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Clarence Thomas

FOREST GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT v. T. A. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 2009. The case was argued before the court on April 28, 2009.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oregon 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: Local school district or board of education
  • Petitioner state: Oregon
  • Respondent type: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 557 U.S. 230
  • 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: 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 liberal.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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