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MADIGAN v. LEVIN (2013)
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| MADIGAN v. LEVIN |
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| Term: 2013 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 7, 2013 |
| Decided: October 15, 2013 |
| Outcome |
| Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas |
MADIGAN v. LEVIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 15, 2013. The case was argued before the court on October 7, 2013.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Illinois 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: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Petitioner state: Illinois
- Respondent type: Retired or former governmental employee
- Respondent state: Illinois
- Citation: 571 U.S. 1
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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.
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