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CITIZENS BANK OF MARYLAND v. DAVID STRUMPF (1995)

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CITIZENS BANK OF MARYLAND v. DAVID STRUMPF
Term: 1995
Important Dates
Argued: October 3, 1995
Decided: October 31, 1995
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

CITIZENS BANK OF MARYLAND v. DAVID STRUMPF is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 31, 1995. The case was argued before the court on October 3, 1995.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
  • Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Debtor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 516 U.S. 16
  • 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: 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 conservative.

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