Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs
| Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 15, 2003 Decided May 27, 2003 | |
| Full case name | Nevada Department of Human Resources, et al. v. William Hibbs, et al. |
| Citations | 538 U.S. 721 (more) 123 S. Ct. 1972; 155 L. Ed. 2d 953; 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4272; 71 USLW 4375; 84 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) P 41,391; 148 Lab. Cas. (CCH) P 34,704; 8 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 1221; 26 NDLR P 35; 03 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4388; 2003 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5569; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 291 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 273 F.3d 844 (9th Cir. 2001), cert. granted, 536 U.S. 938 (2002). |
| Holding | |
| The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 validly abrogated state sovereign immunity. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Concurrence | Souter, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Concurrence | Stevens (in judgment) |
| Dissent | Scalia |
| Dissent | Kennedy, joined by Scalia, Thomas |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. XI, XIV; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601–2654. | |
Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs, 538 U.S. 721 (2003), was a United States Supreme Court case which held that the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 was "narrowly targeted" at "sex-based overgeneralization" and was thus a "valid exercise of [congressional] power under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment."