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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.
Term: 2013
Important Dates
Argued: November 6, 2013
Decided: January 14, 2014
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaSonia SotomayorClarence 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.

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