INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS v. ZIPES et al. (1989)

INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS v. ZIPES et al.
	Term: 1988
Important Dates
	Argued: April 25, 1989
	Decided: June 22, 1989
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-2
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun
Dissenting
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS v. ZIPES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1989. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 1989.

In a 6-2 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 Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Female employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 491 U.S. 754
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: 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.