CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD v. HYATT (2016)

CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD v. HYATT
	Term: 2015
Important Dates
	Argued: December 7, 2015
	Decided: April 19, 2016
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	6-2
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • Sonia Sotomayor
Concurring
	Samuel Alito
Dissenting
	John Roberts • Clarence Thomas

CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD v. HYATT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 19, 2016. The case was argued before the court on December 7, 2015.

In a 6-2 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 Nevada State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 578 U.S. 171
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: Stephen Breyer

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.