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JACQUELINE HILLMAN, PETITIONER v. JUDY A. MARETTA (2013)

| JACQUELINE HILLMAN, PETITIONER v. JUDY A. MARETTA |
|---|
| Term: 2012 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 22, 2013 |
| Decided: June 3, 2013 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor |
| Concurring |
| Samuel Alito • Clarence Thomas |
JACQUELINE HILLMAN, PETITIONER v. JUDY A. MARETTA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 3, 2013. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 2013.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia State Trial 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: Wife, or ex-wife
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Spouse, or former spouse
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 569 U.S. 483
- 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: Sonia Sotomayor
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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