2024 term · Roberts Court · 8-1
Stanley v. City of Sanford
606 U.S. 46
The record
- Term
- 2024
- Decided
- Issue area
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- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
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- Decision direction
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- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
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- Docket
- 23-997
- U.S. Reports
- 606 U.S. 46
- S. Ct. citation
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- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- Neil Gorsuch
Holding
To prevail under 42 U. S. C. §12112(a), a plaintiff must plead and prove that she held or desired a job, and could perform its essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation, at the time of an employer’s alleged act of disability-based discrimination; the judgment of the Eleventh Circuit is affirmed.
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Neil Gorsuch | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Regular concurrence |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent |
Read the opinion
- supremecourt.govSlip opinionThe opinion as released by the Court, in slip form.
- JustiaFull opinion textThe majority, concurring and dissenting opinions as handed down.
- supremecourt.govDocket 23-997Filings, orders and the procedural history on the Court’s own docket.
- OyezCase pageArgument audio and the vote lineup, when Oyez has published them.