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BRANDT TRUST v. UNITED STATES (2014)

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BRANDT TRUST v. UNITED STATES
Term: 2013
Important Dates
Argued: January 14, 2014
Decided: March 10, 2014
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Sonia Sotomayor

BRANDT TRUST v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 2014. The case was argued before the court on January 14, 2014.

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 Wyoming U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 572 U.S. 93
  • 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: John Roberts

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 unspecifiable.

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