NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION v. ABNER MORGAN, JR. (2002)

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION v. ABNER MORGAN, JR.
	Term: 2001
Important Dates
	Argued: January 9, 2002
	Decided: June 10, 2002
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Stephen Breyer
Dissenting
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION v. ABNER MORGAN, JR. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 2002. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 2002.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California 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: National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 536 U.S. 101
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: Clarence Thomas

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.