ANDREW J. KONTRICK v. ROBERT A. RYAN (2004)

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ANDREW J. KONTRICK v. ROBERT A. RYAN |
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Term: 2003 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 3, 2003 |
Decided: January 14, 2004 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
ANDREW J. KONTRICK v. ROBERT A. RYAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 2004. The case was argued before the court on November 3, 2003.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern 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: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 540 U.S. 443
- 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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
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