ROGER REEVES v. SANDERSON PLUMBING PRODUCTS, INC. (2000)

ROGER REEVES v. SANDERSON PLUMBING PRODUCTS, INC.
	Term: 1999
Important Dates
	Argued: March 21, 2000
	Decided: June 12, 2000
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg

ROGER REEVES v. SANDERSON PLUMBING PRODUCTS, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 12, 2000. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 2000.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Mississippi 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: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: 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.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 530 U.S. 133
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: Sandra Day O'Connor

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.