RENT-A-CENTER, WEST, INC. v. ANTONIO JACKSON (2010)

RENT-A-CENTER, WEST, INC. v. ANTONIO JACKSON
	Term: 2009
Important Dates
	Argued: April 26, 2010
	Decided: June 21, 2010
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Sonia Sotomayor • John Paul Stevens

RENT-A-CENTER, WEST, INC. v. ANTONIO JACKSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 21, 2010. The case was argued before the court on April 26, 2010.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nevada U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Arbitration (in the context of labor-management or employer-employee relations) (cf. arbitration)
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: 561 U.S. 63
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: Antonin Scalia

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.