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Young v. UPS

575 U.S. 206 · Decided March 25, 2015 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Young v. UPS was decided on March 25, 2015 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Sex discrimination in employment” in the Civil Rights area.

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Case details

Citations
575 U.S. 206 · 135 S. Ct. 1338 · 191 L. Ed. 2d 279 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 2121
Docket number
12-1226
Decided
March 25, 2015
Argued
December 3, 2014
Court era
Roberts Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
6–3
Majority opinion
Stephen G. Breyer
Opinion assigned by
John G. Roberts Jr.
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Civil Rights
Legal provision
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Antonin ScaliaDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Anthony M. KennedyDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Clarence ThomasDissent
Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Justice Stephen G. BreyerMajorityWrote an opinion
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.Majority
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.Special concurrenceWrote an opinion
Justice Sonia SotomayorMajority
Justice Elena KaganMajority

Full case caption

Young v. UPS

SCDB identifiers: case 2014-027, docket 2014-027-01.

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