RAYTHEON COMPANY v. JOEL HERNANDEZ (2003)

RAYTHEON COMPANY v. JOEL HERNANDEZ
	Term: 2003
Important Dates
	Argued: October 8, 2003
	Decided: December 2, 2003
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

RAYTHEON COMPANY v. JOEL HERNANDEZ is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 2, 2003. The case was argued before the court on October 8, 2003.

In a 7-0 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 Arizona U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - handicapped, rights of: under Rehabilitation, Americans with Disabilities Act, and related statutes
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: 540 U.S. 44
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 conservative.