HUMANA INC., et al. v. MARY FORSYTH et al. (1999)

HUMANA INC., et al. v. MARY FORSYTH et al.
	Term: 1998
Important Dates
	Argued: November 30, 1998
	Decided: January 20, 1999
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

HUMANA INC., et al. v. MARY FORSYTH et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 20, 1999. The case was argued before the court on November 30, 1998.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nevada U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: medical or Medicaid claimant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 525 U.S. 299
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: 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.