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ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES (2012)

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ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 2012 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 3, 2012 |
Decided: December 4, 2012 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas |
ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 4, 2012. The case was argued before the court on October 3, 2012.
In an 8-0 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 U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
- Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
- Petitioner state: Arkansas
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 568 U.S. 23
- 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: 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
- United States federal courts
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