MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC. v. SHADI DABIT (2006)

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC. v. SHADI DABIT
	Term: 2005
Important Dates
	Argued: January 18, 2006
	Decided: March 21, 2006
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC. v. SHADI DABIT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 21, 2006. The case was argued before the court on January 18, 2006.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: Broker, stock exchange, investment or securities firm
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 547 U.S. 71
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: John Paul Stevens

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.