AMGEN INC., et al., PETITIONERS v. STEVE HARRIS, et al. (2016)
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| AMGEN INC., et al., PETITIONERS v. STEVE HARRIS, et al. |
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| Term: 2015 |
| Important Dates |
| Decided: January 25, 2016 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas |
AMGEN INC., et al., PETITIONERS v. STEVE HARRIS, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 25, 2016.
In a 9-0 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 California Central U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (cf. union trust funds)
- Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 577 U.S. 308
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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 liberal.
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