YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. v. DONNELLY (1990)

YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. v. DONNELLY
	Term: 1989
Important Dates
	Argued: February 28, 1990
	Decided: April 17, 1990
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. v. DONNELLY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 17, 1990. The case was argued before the court on February 28, 1990.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
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: 494 U.S. 820
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 conservative.