LEXECON INC. et al. v. MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD HYNES & LERACH et al. (1998)

LEXECON INC. et al. v. MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD HYNES & LERACH et al.
	Term: 1997
Important Dates
	Argued: November 10, 1997
	Decided: March 3, 1998
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

LEXECON INC. et al. v. MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD HYNES & LERACH et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1998. The case was argued before the court on November 10, 1997.

In a 9-0 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 Arizona U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
Petitioner: Professional organization, business, or person
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 523 U.S. 26
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: David Souter

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.