What follows is an opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States. Your task is to identify the disposition of the case, that is, the treatment the Supreme Court accorded the court whose decision it reviewed. The information relevant to this variable may be found near the end of the summary that begins on the title page of each case, or preferably at the very end of the opinion of the Court. For cases in which the Court granted a motion to dismiss, consider "petition denied or appeal dismissed". There is "no disposition" if the Court denied a motion to dismiss.

Opinion:
RICCI v. VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
No. 97-501.
Argued April 21, 1998
Decided May 4, 1998
Kenneth N. Flaxman argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.
David A. Strauss argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Jeffrey Edward Kehl.
Patricia A. Millett argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Keeney, Deputy Solicitor General Dreében, and William C. Brown.
Briefs of amid, curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. by Susan N. Herman, Steven B. Shapiro, Harvey Grossman, and Stephen J. Sehulhofer; for Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc., by Wayne W. Schmidt, James P. Manak, and Bernard J. Farber; and for the Institute for Justice by William H. Mellor, Clint Bolick, and Scott G. Bullock.
Bichard Buda and James I. Crowley filed a brief for the National League of Cities et al. as amici curiae urging affirmance.
William J. Mertens and Barbara Bergman filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae.
Per Curiam.
The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.

Question: What is the disposition of the case, that is, the treatment the Supreme Court accorded the court whose decision it reviewed?

Choices:
stay, petition, or motion granted
affirmed (includes modified)
reversed
reversed and remanded
vacated and remanded
affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
vacated
petition denied or appeal dismissed
certification to or from a lower court
no disposition

Answer: 8