LISA FITZGERALD, et vir v. BARNSTABLE SCHOOL COMMITTEE et al. (2009)

LISA FITZGERALD, et vir v. BARNSTABLE SCHOOL COMMITTEE et al.
	Term: 2008
Important Dates
	Argued: December 2, 2008
	Decided: January 21, 2009
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

LISA FITZGERALD, et vir v. BARNSTABLE SCHOOL COMMITTEE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 21, 2009. The case was argued before the court on December 2, 2008.

In a 9-0 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 Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination (excluding sex discrimination in employment)
Petitioner: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
Respondent state: Massachusetts
Citation: 555 U.S. 246
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 liberal.