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CLARK v. RAMEKER (2014)

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CLARK v. RAMEKER
Term: 2013
Important Dates
Argued: March 24, 2014
Decided: June 12, 2014
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaSonia SotomayorClarence Thomas

CLARK v. RAMEKER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 12, 2014. The case was argued before the court on March 24, 2014.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin Western 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: Debtor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 573 U.S. 122
  • 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: Sonia Sotomayor

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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