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A. ELLIOTT ARCHER, ET UX. v. ARLENE L. WARNER (2003)

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A. ELLIOTT ARCHER, ET UX. v. ARLENE L. WARNER
Term: 2002
Important Dates
Argued: January 13, 2003
Decided: March 31, 2003
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid Souter
Dissenting
John Paul StevensClarence Thomas

A. ELLIOTT ARCHER, ET UX. v. ARLENE L. WARNER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 31, 2003. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 2003.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the North Carolina Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
  • Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 538 U.S. 314
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stephen Breyer

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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