ANTHONY PALAZZOLO v. RHODE ISLAND, et al. (2001)

ANTHONY PALAZZOLO v. RHODE ISLAND, et al.
	Term: 2000
Important Dates
	Argued: February 26, 2001
	Decided: June 28, 2001
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

ANTHONY PALAZZOLO v. RHODE ISLAND, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 28, 2001. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 2001.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Rhode Island State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
Petitioner: Real estate developer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Rhode Island
Citation: 533 U.S. 606
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: Anthony Kennedy

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.