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PAT OSBORN v. BARRY HALEY, et al. (2007)
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| PAT OSBORN v. BARRY HALEY, et al. |
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| Term: 2006 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 30, 2006 |
| Decided: January 22, 2007 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 7-2 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Alito • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • John Paul Stevens |
| Concurring |
| Stephen Breyer • David Souter |
| Dissenting |
| Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
PAT OSBORN v. BARRY HALEY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 22, 2007. The case was argued before the court on October 30, 2006.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kentucky Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
- Petitioner: Female employee or job applicant
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 549 U.S. 225
- 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: 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 liberal.
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