MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. v. NORMAN CARPENTER (2009)

MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. v. NORMAN CARPENTER
	Term: 2009
Important Dates
	Argued: October 5, 2009
	Decided: December 8, 2009
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Clarence Thomas

MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. v. NORMAN CARPENTER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 8, 2009. The case was argued before the court on October 5, 2009.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
Petitioner: 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.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 558 U.S. 100
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: Sonia Sotomayor

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.