JUATASSA SIMS v. KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY (2000)

JUATASSA SIMS v. KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
	Term: 1999
Important Dates
	Argued: March 28, 2000
	Decided: June 5, 2000
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Sandra Day O'Connor
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia

JUATASSA SIMS v. KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 5, 2000. The case was argued before the court on March 28, 2000.

In a 5-4 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 Mississippi Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
Petitioner: Disabled person or disability benefit claimant
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Social Security Administration or Commissioner
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 530 U.S. 103
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: Clarence Thomas

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.