SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY v. ELLEN MENDELSOHN (2008)

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY v. ELLEN MENDELSOHN
	Term: 2007
Important Dates
	Argued: December 3, 2007
	Decided: February 26, 2008
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY v. ELLEN MENDELSOHN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 2008. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 2007.

In a 9-0 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 Kansas 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: 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: Female employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 552 U.S. 379
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: 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.