Roger Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.

Decided June 12, 2000. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 99-536 · 530 U.S. 133 (2000) · Cited 12,455 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks · 509 U.S. 502 (1993)
• Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · 450 U.S. 248 (1981)
• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · 477 U.S. 242 (1986)
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
• United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens · 460 U.S. 711 (1983)
• Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters · 438 U.S. 567 (1978)
• Wilkerson v. McCarthy · 336 U.S. 53 (1949)
• Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins · 507 U.S. 604 (1993)
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett · 477 U.S. 317 (1986)
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · 475 U.S. 574 (1986)
• Wright v. West · 505 U.S. 277 (1992)
• O'CONNOR v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp. · 517 U.S. 308 (1996)
• Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. · 370 U.S. 690 (1962)
• Wilson v. United States · 162 U.S. 613 (1896)
• Weisgram v. Marley Co. · 528 U.S. 440 (2000)
• Lytle v. Household Manufacturing, Inc. · 494 U.S. 545 (1990)

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• Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · 557 U.S. 167 (2009)
• Rita v. United States · 551 U.S. 338 (2007)
• Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. · 575 U.S. 206 (2015)
• Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa · 539 U.S. 90 (2003)
• Bufkin v. Collins · 604 U.S. 369 (2025)
• Miller-El v. Cockrell · 537 U.S. 322 (2003)
• Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White · 548 U.S. 53 (2006)
• Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. · 546 U.S. 500 (2006)
• Miller-El v. Dretke · 545 U.S. 231 (2005)
• Beard v. Banks · 548 U.S. 521 (2006)
• Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez · 540 U.S. 44 (2003)
• Smith v. City of Jackson · 544 U.S. 228 (2005)
• Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc. · 546 U.S. 454 (2006)

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