MEACHAM v. KNOLLS ATOMIC POWER LAB. (2008)

MEACHAM v. KNOLLS ATOMIC POWER LAB.
	Term: 2007
Important Dates
	Argued: April 23, 2008
	Decided: June 19, 2008
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	7-1
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Antonin Scalia
Dissenting
	Clarence Thomas

MEACHAM v. KNOLLS ATOMIC POWER LAB. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 2008. The case was argued before the court on April 23, 2008.

In a 7-1 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 New York 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: 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: 554 U.S. 84
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: David Souter

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.