JAMES LARUE v. DEWOLFF, BOBERG & ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL (2008)

JAMES LARUE v. DEWOLFF, BOBERG & ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL
	Term: 2007
Important Dates
	Argued: November 26, 2007
	Decided: February 20, 2008
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

JAMES LARUE v. DEWOLFF, BOBERG & ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 2008. The case was argued before the court on November 26, 2007.

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 South Carolina U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Retired or former employee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 552 U.S. 248
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: John Paul Stevens

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.