KOONTZ v. ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MGMT. DIST. (2013)

KOONTZ v. ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MGMT. DIST.
	Term: 2012
Important Dates
	Argued: January 15, 2013
	Decided: June 25, 2013
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Sonia Sotomayor

KOONTZ v. ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MGMT. DIST. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 2013. The case was argued before the court on January 15, 2013.

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 Florida State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Local governmental unit other than a county, city, town, township, village, or borough
Respondent state: Florida
Citation: 570 U.S. 595
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: Samuel Alito

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.