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DART CHEROKEE BASIN OPERATING CO., LLC v. OWENS (2014)

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DART CHEROKEE BASIN OPERATING CO., LLC v. OWENS
Term: 2014
Important Dates
Argued: October 7, 2014
Decided: December 15, 2014
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgJohn RobertsSonia Sotomayor
Dissenting
Elena KaganAnthony KennedyAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

DART CHEROKEE BASIN OPERATING CO., LLC v. OWENS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 15, 2014. The case was argued before the court on October 7, 2014.

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 Kansas U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
  • Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Investor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 574 U.S. 81
  • 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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.

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