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ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP, et al. v. WAYNE CARLISLE et al. (2009)

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ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP, et al. v. WAYNE CARLISLE et al. |
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Term: 2008 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 3, 2009 |
Decided: May 4, 2009 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
Dissenting |
John Roberts • David Souter • John Paul Stevens |
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP, et al. v. WAYNE CARLISLE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 4, 2009. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 2009.
In a 6-3 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 Kentucky Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
- Petitioner: Broker, stock exchange, investment or securities firm
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Consumer, consumer organization
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 556 U.S. 624
- 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 liberal.
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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