LILLY M. LEDBETTER v. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, INC. (2007)

LILLY M. LEDBETTER v. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, INC.
	Term: 2006
Important Dates
	Argued: November 27, 2006
	Decided: May 29, 2007
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
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

LILLY M. LEDBETTER v. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 29, 2007. The case was argued before the court on November 27, 2006.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination in employment (cf. sex discrimination)
Petitioner: Retired or former employee
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: 550 U.S. 618
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: Samuel Alito

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.