JACK GROSS v. FBL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (2009)

JACK GROSS v. FBL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
	Term: 2008
Important Dates
	Argued: March 31, 2009
	Decided: June 18, 2009
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

JACK GROSS v. FBL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 2009. The case was argued before the court on March 31, 2009.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Iowa 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: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: 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.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 557 U.S. 167
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: Clarence Thomas

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.