ANITA ALVAREZ, COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY v. CHERMANE SMITH et al. (2009)

ANITA ALVAREZ, COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY v. CHERMANE SMITH et al.
	Term: 2009
Important Dates
	Argued: October 14, 2009
	Decided: December 8, 2009
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	John Paul Stevens

ANITA ALVAREZ, COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY v. CHERMANE SMITH et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 8, 2009. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 2009.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Mootness (cf. standing to sue: live dispute)
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Illinois
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 558 U.S. 87
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
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.