GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS, INC. v. DENNIS CLINE et al. (2004)

GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS, INC. v. DENNIS CLINE et al.
	Term: 2003
Important Dates
	Argued: November 12, 2003
	Decided: February 24, 2004
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS, INC. v. DENNIS CLINE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 2004. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 2003.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Northern 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: 540 U.S. 581
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: David Souter

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.