MYRNA GOMEZ-PEREZ v. JOHN E. POTTER, POSTMASTER GENERAL (2008)

MYRNA GOMEZ-PEREZ v. JOHN E. POTTER, POSTMASTER GENERAL
	Term: 2007
Important Dates
	Argued: February 19, 2008
	Decided: May 27, 2008
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

MYRNA GOMEZ-PEREZ v. JOHN E. POTTER, POSTMASTER GENERAL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 2008. The case was argued before the court on February 19, 2008.

In a 6-3 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 Puerto Rico 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: Minority female employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Postal Service and Post Office, or Postmaster General, or Postmaster
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 553 U.S. 474
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.