Babb v. Wilkie

140 S. Ct. 1168 · Decided April 6, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Babb v. Wilkie was decided on April 6, 2020 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. 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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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-882

Case details

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Babb v. Wilkie

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-034, docket 2019-034-01.

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