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

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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 AlitoJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas
Concurring
Stephen Breyer
Dissenting
Ruth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedySonia 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.

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