DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, et al. v. DANIEL RAYMOND STEPHENSON et al. (2003)

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DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, et al. v. DANIEL RAYMOND STEPHENSON et al.
Term: 2002
Important Dates
Argued: February 26, 2003
Decided: June 9, 2003
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterClarence Thomas

DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, et al. v. DANIEL RAYMOND STEPHENSON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 2003. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 2003.

In an 8-0 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 New York Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Chemical company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Veteran
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 539 U.S. 111
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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