Highlights of the Supreme Court's 2003-2004 Term
References for General Dynamics Land Systems v. Cline (February 24, 2004)

Prior Opinions

• U.S Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Filed July 22, 2002 (PDF)

Pleadings, Motions, & Arguments

• Supreme Court Oral Argument (PDF)
• Petition for Writ of Certiorari (PDF)
• Petitioner's Reply Brief (PDF)
• Brief for Petitioner (merits) (PDF)
• Brief for Respondent (merits) (PDF)

Amicus Briefs in Support of Petitioner

• Equal Employment Advisory Council, et al. (PDF)

Amicus Briefs in Support of Respondent

• United States and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al. (PDF)

Articles & Commentary

• High Court Backs Benefits Based on Age, The Washington Post (February 2004)
• Supreme Court: Companies Can Favor Older Workers, USA Today (February 2004)
• General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline, Frost Brown Todd LLP (March 2004)
• Recent Ruling Will Affect Workplace for Years to Come, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (March 2004)
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Employer May Lawfully Favor Older Employees Under the ADEA, Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, P.C.
• Supreme Court Permits Relatively Older Workers to Receive Better Benefits, Fidelity Investments (April 2004)
• Supreme Court Hears Age Discrimination Case, CNN (November 2003)
• NAM Asks High Court to Overturn Sixth Circuit on Age Discrimination, National Association of Manufacturers (March 2003)
• General Dynamics on Trial (Audio) NPR (November 2003)
• Goldstein Howe's Scotus Blog

Other References

• Supreme Court Docket
• Medill School of Journalism
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
• LII: Law about... Employment Discrimination