NATIONAL PARK HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION v. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et al. (2003)

NATIONAL PARK HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION v. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et al.
	Term: 2002
Important Dates
	Argued: March 4, 2003
	Decided: May 27, 2003
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Sandra Day O'Connor

NATIONAL PARK HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION v. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 2003. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 2003.

In a 7-2 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 District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: justiciable question
Petitioner: Government contractor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Department or Secretary of the Interior
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 538 U.S. 803
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
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.