Green v. Brennan

578 U.S. 547 · Decided May 23, 2016 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Green v. Brennan was decided on May 23, 2016 by a vote of 7–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor 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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Green v. Brennan

SCDB identifiers: case 2015-021, docket 2015-021-01.

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