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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, et al., v. PATRICIA GARRETT, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	February 21, 2001
Date Argument	October 11, 2000
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	531 U.S. 356 121 S. Ct. 955 2001 U.S. LEXIS 1700 148 L. Ed. 2d 866
Docket	99-1240

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Alabama Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Petitioner	state college or university Alabama
Respondent	governmental employee or job applicant Alabama

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 3)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Eleventh Amendment
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Scalia Thomas regular concurrence O'Connor Kennedy dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 3)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous FEDERAL STATUTE Americans with Disabilities Act
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Scalia Thomas regular concurrence O'Connor Kennedy dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer
Issue/Legal Provision (3 of 3)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fourteenth Amendment (enforcement clause)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Scalia Thomas regular concurrence O'Connor Kennedy dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2000-022-01

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