TENNESSEE v. GEORGE LANE et al. (2004)

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TENNESSEE v. GEORGE LANE et al.
Term: 2003
Important Dates
Argued: January 13, 2004
Decided: May 17, 2004
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Sandra Day O'Connor • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter
Dissenting
Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

TENNESSEE v. GEORGE LANE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 17, 2004. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 2004.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee Middle 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: State
  • Petitioner state: Tennessee
  • Respondent type: Disabled person or disability benefit claimant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 541 U.S. 509
  • 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: John Paul Stevens

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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