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MISS. EX REL. HOOD v. AU OPTRONICS CORP. (2014)

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MISS. EX REL. HOOD v. AU OPTRONICS CORP. |
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Term: 2013 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 6, 2013 |
Decided: January 14, 2014 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas |
MISS. EX REL. HOOD v. AU OPTRONICS CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 2014. The case was argued before the court on November 6, 2013.
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 Mississippi Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: Mississippi
- Respondent type: Manufacturer
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 571 U.S. 161
- 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: Sonia Sotomayor
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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