Arthur L. Lewis, Jr. v. City of Chicago

560 U.S. 205 · Decided May 24, 2010 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Arthur L. Lewis, Jr. v. City of Chicago was decided on May 24, 2010 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Employment discrimination (race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, working conditions)” in the Civil Rights area.

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Full case caption

Arthur L. Lewis, Jr., et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois

SCDB identifiers: case 2009-053, docket 2009-053-01.

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