ARNOLD M. PRESTON v. ALEX E. FERRER (2008)

ARNOLD M. PRESTON v. ALEX E. FERRER
	Term: 2007
Important Dates
	Argued: January 14, 2008
	Decided: February 20, 2008
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Clarence Thomas

ARNOLD M. PRESTON v. ALEX E. FERRER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 2008. The case was argued before the court on January 14, 2008.

In an 8-1 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 California State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Movie, play, pictorial representation, theatrical production, actor, or exhibitor or distributor of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 552 U.S. 346
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 liberal.