MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY v. CATHERINE G. RATLIFF (2010)

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY v. CATHERINE G. RATLIFF
	Term: 2009
Important Dates
	Argued: February 22, 2010
	Decided: June 14, 2010
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Sonia Sotomayor • John Paul Stevens

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY v. CATHERINE G. RATLIFF is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 2010. The case was argued before the court on February 22, 2010.

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 South Dakota U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
Petitioner: Social Security Administration or Commissioner
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: 560 U.S. 586
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.