JOHN D. ASHCROFT, PETITIONER v. ABDULLAH AL-KIDD (2011)

JOHN D. ASHCROFT, PETITIONER v. ABDULLAH AL-KIDD
	Term: 2010
Important Dates
	Argued: March 2, 2011
	Decided: May 31, 2011
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sonia Sotomayor

JOHN D. ASHCROFT, PETITIONER v. ABDULLAH AL-KIDD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 2011. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 2011.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Idaho U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: attorney general of the United States, or his office
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 563 U.S. 731
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 liberal.