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ARMSTRONG v. EXCEPTIONAL CHILD CENTER, INC. (2015)

| ARMSTRONG v. EXCEPTIONAL CHILD CENTER, INC. |
|---|
| Term: 2014 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 20, 2015 |
| Decided: March 31, 2015 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
| Concurring |
| Stephen Breyer |
| Dissenting |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • Sonia Sotomayor |
ARMSTRONG v. EXCEPTIONAL CHILD CENTER, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 31, 2015. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 2015.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Idaho U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: private or implied cause of action
- Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Petitioner state: Idaho
- Respondent type: medical or Medicaid claimant
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 575 U.S. 320
- 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: Antonin Scalia
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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