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YOUNG v. UPS (2015)

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YOUNG v. UPS
Term: 2014
Important Dates
Argued: December 3, 2014
Decided: March 25, 2015
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganJohn RobertsSonia Sotomayor
Concurring
Samuel Alito
Dissenting
Anthony KennedyAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

YOUNG v. UPS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 25, 2015. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 2014.

In a 6-3 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 Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination in employment (cf. sex discrimination)
  • Petitioner: Female employee or job applicant
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Shipper, including importer and exporter
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 575 U.S. 206
  • 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: Stephen Breyer

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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