DONALD SAUCIER v. ELLIOT M. KATZ AND IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS (2001)

DONALD SAUCIER v. ELLIOT M. KATZ AND IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS
	Term: 2000
Important Dates
	Argued: March 20, 2001
	Decided: June 18, 2001
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

DONALD SAUCIER v. ELLIOT M. KATZ AND IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 2001. The case was argued before the court on March 20, 2001.

In a 9-0 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 Georgia Northern 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: Military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Protester, demonstrator, picketer or pamphleteer (non-employment related), or non-indigent loiterer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 533 U.S. 194
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: Anthony Kennedy

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.