VINCENT E. STAUB, PETITIONER v. PROCTOR HOSPITAL (2011)

VINCENT E. STAUB, PETITIONER v. PROCTOR HOSPITAL
	Term: 2010
Important Dates
	Argued: November 2, 2010
	Decided: March 1, 2011
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor
Concurring
	Samuel Alito • Clarence Thomas

VINCENT E. STAUB, PETITIONER v. PROCTOR HOSPITAL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 2011. The case was argued before the court on November 2, 2010.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois Central 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: Veteran
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: 562 U.S. 411
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 liberal.