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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, v. UNITED STATES (2011)

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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, v. UNITED STATES
Term: 2010
Important Dates
Argued: January 18, 2011
Decided: May 23, 2011
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaSonia SotomayorClarence Thomas

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 23, 2011. The case was argued before the court on January 18, 2011.

In a 9-0 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 U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Privacy - Privacy (cf. libel, comity: privacy)
  • Petitioner: Government contractor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 563 U.S. 478
  • 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: Antonin Scalia

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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