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CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (1999)

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CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Term: 1998
Important Dates
Argued: January 13, 1999
Decided: May 24, 1999
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
Sandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyJohn Paul Stevens

CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 24, 1999. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 1999.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
  • Petitioner: physician, MD or DO, dentist, or medical society
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Federal Trade Commission
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 526 U.S. 756
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: David Souter

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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