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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	WAL-MART STORES, INC., PETITIONER v. BETTY DUKES et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 20, 2011
Date Argument	March 29, 2011
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	131 S. Ct. 2541 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4567 180 L. Ed. 2d 374
Docket	10-277

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	California Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner	retail business or outlet
Respondent	female employee or job applicant

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	JUDICIAL POWER Standing To Sue: Justiciable Question COURT RULES Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Appellate Procedure, or relevant rules of a circuit court Judicial Code, and admiralty rules
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Scalia Kennedy Thomas Roberts Alito dissent Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor Kagan
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Sex Discrimination In Employment (cf. Sex Discrimination) FEDERAL STATUTE Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Scalia Kennedy Thomas Roberts Alito dissent Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor Kagan

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2010-070-01

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