CHARLES WILKIE, et al. v. HARVEY FRANK ROBBINS (2007)

CHARLES WILKIE, et al. v. HARVEY FRANK ROBBINS
	Term: 2006
Important Dates
	Argued: March 19, 2007
	Decided: June 25, 2007
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • David Souter
Concurring
	Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • John Paul Stevens

CHARLES WILKIE, et al. v. HARVEY FRANK ROBBINS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 2007. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 2007.

In a 7-2 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: 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: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 551 U.S. 537
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: 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 liberal.