KINGDOMWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., v. UNITED STATES (2016)

KINGDOMWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., v. UNITED STATES
	Term: 2015
Important Dates
	Argued: February 22, 2016
	Decided: June 16, 2016
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas

KINGDOMWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 16, 2016. The case was argued before the court on February 22, 2016.

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 U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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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: Government contractor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Veterans' Administration
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 579 U.S. 162
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: 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 conservative.