MERCK & CO., INC., et al. v. RICHARD REYNOLDS et al. (2010) - Ballotpedia

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MERCK & CO., INC., et al. v. RICHARD REYNOLDS et al.

Term: 2009
Important Dates
Argued: November 30, 2009
Decided: April 27, 2010
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Sonia Sotomayor
Concurring
Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

MERCK & CO., INC., et al. v. RICHARD REYNOLDS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 27, 2010. The case was argued before the court on November 30, 2009.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
Petitioner: Drug manufacturer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Investor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 559 U.S. 633
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: Stephen Breyer

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.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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