NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. R. M. SMITH (1999)

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. R. M. SMITH
	Term: 1998
Important Dates
	Argued: January 20, 1999
	Decided: February 23, 1999
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. R. M. SMITH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1999. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1999.

In a 9-0 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 Pennsylvania Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination (excluding sex discrimination in employment)
Petitioner: Professional organization, business, or person
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 525 U.S. 459
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.