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EXXON SHIPPING CO. v. BAKER (2008)

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EXXON SHIPPING CO. v. BAKER
Term: 2007
Important Dates
Argued: February 27, 2008
Decided: June 26, 2008
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
5-3
Majority
Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • David Souter
Concurring
Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • John Paul Stevens

EXXON SHIPPING CO. v. BAKER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 2008. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 2008.

In a 5-3 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 Alaska U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Fisherman or fishing company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 554 U.S. 471
  • 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: David Souter

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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